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Meatballs in Italian Sauce

Make an appetizing Italian dinner your family will love! This dish is full of Italian flavor and aroma — you really have to try it. It's best served over pasta with grated cheese on top; served that way, kids happily dig into the meatballs and even come back for seconds!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 24 % 5 g
Fats 52 % 11 g
Carbohydrates 24 % 5 g
138 kcal
GI: 60 / 0 / 40
    1. Start by dicing the onion small; peel it first. 2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the onion. Sauté until translucent. 3. Meanwhile, soak the soft interior of the bread and chop half of the parsley, stirring the onion now and then. 4. In a bowl, combine the ground meat, parsley, and the soaked bread with the water squeezed out. 5. Add the sautéed onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and crack in the egg. 6. Mix the meat and everything added to it until well combined, then set the mixture aside and make the sauce: 7. Set the pot you'll braise the meatballs in over the heat. Add the fresh tomatoes and the canned tomatoes in their juice, then the dried garlic, ground black pepper, salt, and Italian herb blend. Stir and bring to a boil. 8. Meanwhile, chop the basil and the remaining parsley and add them to the sauce. Lower the heat and let it simmer. Final stage: 9. Shape the meat mixture into balls about the size of a small egg, dropping each one into the simmering sauce as you finish it. 10. Braise the meatballs, covered, for 15–20 minutes, until fully cooked. Serve over Italian pasta or your favorite side, with grated Parmesan on top. Enjoy every bite!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Basil, fresh - 27  kcal/100g
  • Basil, dried - 251  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley - 45  kcal/100g
  • Mixed ground meat - 351  kcal/100g
  • Darnitsky rye bread - 206  kcal/100g
  • Bread, premium wheat flour - 254  kcal/100g
  • Bread, first-grade wheat flour - 226  kcal/100g
  • Bread, second-grade wheat flour - 220  kcal/100g
  • Whole-grain wheat bread - 250  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread, medium rye flour - 189  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread, whole rye flour - 181  kcal/100g
  • Protein-bran bread - 182  kcal/100g
  • Protein wheat bread - 242  kcal/100g
  • Multigrain bread - 231  kcal/100g
  • Doktorsky bran bread - 232  kcal/100g
  • Orlovsky rye bread - 211  kcal/100g
  • Ukrainian rye bread - 213  kcal/100g
  • Plain white loaf - 248  kcal/100g
  • White loaf, premium flour - 265  kcal/100g
  • City rolls, first-grade flour - 254  kcal/100g
  • City roll - 261  kcal/100g
  • Sweet bun - 252  kcal/100g
  • Plain baranki (ring rolls) - 336  kcal/100g
  • Bread - 254  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80  kcal/100g
  • Garlic powder - 331  kcal/100g
  • Italian herb blend - 259  kcal/100g

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