Smart Meal Meat(less) Balls in Marinara Sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 1x Smart Meals Feeding Bag
- Beef / veggie / chicken stock (I added 2x chicken stock cubes to one feeding bag)
- For the marinara sauce:
- 3-4 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tins of tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
METHOD
- Begin by cooking the contents of the Smart Meal on the stove in water for 25-30 minutes, together with stock cube(s) of choice.
- Mash the cooked (and drained) Smart Meal.
- Shape into balls* and fry lightly until golden
- Spoon into a medium casserole
- For the marinara sauce:
- Fry onions in oil in a separate pot until golden.
- Add minced garlic.
- Add tinned tomatoes, oregano, chilli flakes and sugar.
- Simmer for about 30-45minutes for the flavours to develop.
- Spoon sauce over smart meal meat(less) balls.
- Sprinkle grated cheddar over the top and grill until browned.
*to stop the rice mixture from sticking to your hands, moisten your hands with a bit of water