Today’s recipe is very simple, the Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Green Olives is a main course that we often prepare at home. Generally on a regular schedule, almost every two weeks, because we really love tomato meatballs with olives, but above all, we love to dip bread in the sauce left on the plate, try it too!!!
Few ingredients, about 40 minutes between preparation and cooking, a few slices of bread, maybe even toasted, and you’re done. You will make adults happy but above all, you will make children happy who will go crazy for this dish.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 658.29 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 12.30 (g) of which sugars 1.15 (g)
- Proteins 51.09 (g)
- Fat 42.68 (g) of which saturated 14.74 (g)of which unsaturated 17.38 (g)
- Fibers 2.10 (g)
- Sodium 1,409.27 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Meatballs in Tomato Sauce for two people:
- 12.3 oz ground beef (mixed ground meat is also fine)
- 1 glass tomato puree
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
- as needed black pepper
- 0.5 oz white onion (finely chopped)
- 1 egg
- as needed breadcrumbs
- as needed nutmeg
- as needed cheese (grated, your choice)
- 15 green olives (pitted)
- 1/2 glass white wine
Tools
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Wooden Spoon
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Pot
Preparation of Meatballs in Tomato Sauce:
The first thing to prepare for the meatballs in tomato sauce with olives is obviously the sauce. We need a basic tomato sauce, nothing too complicated or that requires long preparation times. So we take a large enough pot, pour some extra virgin olive oil to coat the bottom, and let the chopped onion fry.
Then we pour the glass of tomato puree and add the green olives cut into small pieces. Let it all fry over low heat for a few minutes, then deglaze with the half glass of white wine, cover, and let the sauce cook.
Now let’s proceed with making the meatballs. In the bowl, start working the ground meat with your hands, adding the egg, breadcrumbs, a pinch of salt and pepper, a sprinkle of nutmeg, and the grated cheese. Mix the ingredients well and then proceed to form the meatballs, they should all be more or less similar and of medium size. This way we will also shorten the cooking times.
Now take the non-stick pan, pour the tomato sauce into it, and add the meatballs. We will now add some salt and herbs to our tomato sauce. My father recommends finely chopped parsley, I really love the smell of oregano, otherwise, there is also the variant with fresh basil. You choose!
Now let the meatballs in tomato sauce cook for about 25 minutes, you will see the tomato sauce form the classic bubbles and the meatballs turn that bright red color.
Serve the meatballs in tomato sauce nice and hot with plenty of sauce on the plate so you can do the classic final bread dip.
Enjoy your meal!!!
The same recipe can be used to prepare meatballs with mixed ground meat or with white meats, such as chicken and turkey.
The chosen herbs for the tomato sauce will follow your tastes, for example, my grandmother adds two cloves to the sauce.
The olives can obviously be either green or black, we don’t like the latter so we always use green ones.
Other Recipes:
For the Series It’s Raining Meatballs in the following links you will find many super tasty meatball ideas made with simple ingredients!
Rosemary Meatballs to be cooked in a pan with lemon juice, if you love Lady and the Tramp you can’t miss trying the Pasta with Meatballs one of the most famous scenes in the world of Disney where they talk about cooking. Or the Super Crunchy Fried Meatballs easy to prepare. If you’re looking for a winter recipe, find the Meatballs with Potatoes and Beans, and finally, I recommend the Meatballs with Mozzarella Heart irresistible!
