Cheesy Baked Meatballs
This is the sort of dinner that feels cosy and proper without being hard work. You’ve got tender meatballs, a rich tomato sauce, plenty of basil, and crispy bread on the side for mopping everything up.
ALDI’s Authentic Italian Passata is tasty, affordable, and ready to use straight from the shelf, which makes easy dinners like this so much simpler.
Why you’ll love it
The soaked bread keeps the meatballs nice and soft, the fetta adds loads of flavour, and the passata does the heavy lifting for the sauce.
Handy tips
Soak the bread properly before mashing it into the mince mixture. Keep the meatballs roughly the same size so they cook evenly.
Serving ideas
Serve these with the crispy bread and plenty of sauce, just like the recipe says.
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Cheesy Baked Meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes 
Setting Time
30 minutes 
Total Time 45 minutes 
Ingredients
Method
- Cut a quarter of the French stick and break it into small pieces.
- Place in a bowl, pour over half a cup of water and soak for a few minutes.
- Mash the bread, then add fetta, mince, salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Pour passata and half a bottle of water into an ovenproof pan.
- Rip in basil leaves, add salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Roll the mince mixture into meatballs and place them into the sauce.
- Pop the lid on and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Slice the remaining breadstick, add olive oil, sprinkle with salt and bake at 200C until golden.
- Serve with crispy bread and plenty of the sauce.
Nutrition
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cheesy Baked Meatballs
Are these baked or cooked on the stove?
They’re baked in the oven with the lid on.
What do you serve them with?
Serve them with crispy bread and plenty of sauce.
