Hidden Veggie Meatballs Recipe By Tasty

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F (240°C).
• In a bowl, combine all ingredients for the meatballs. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Using your hands or a spoon, roll a bit of the meat mixture in between your hands until a meatball is formed. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Next to the meatballs, spread assorted veggies and lightly with drizzle oil, salt, and pepper.
• Bake at for 15 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through and vegetables are soft.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, add all the ingredients for the orange sauce.
• Stir orange sauce until well combined.
• Microwave for 1 minute, stirring at 30 seconds.
• Put veggies and meatballs over a bowl of rice and pour the sauce as desired.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Place shredded carrot and zucchini on a clean towel and wring out as much liquid as possible.
• Place strained carrot and zucchini in a bowl and add ground beef, ground pork, parmesan, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, breadcrumbs, and eggs. Mix until just combined.
• Grab about a ¼ cup (85 grams) of the mixture and roll into a ball.
• Pan-fry the meatballs in a large pan over medium-high heat until all sides are golden brown, about 10 minutes, then add the marinara sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Or, can bake the meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet at 350˚F (180˚C) for 30-35 minutes, flipping after the first 15 minutes. Warm up marinara sauce and serve on the side.
• Serve the meatballs with cooked spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Children: Squeeze all the sausage meat out of the sausage skins into a large bowl and add the mince. Tip all the rest of the meatball ingredients, except the olive oil, into the bowl and season with black pepper then squish everything together through your hands until completely mixed. Keep an eye on younger children to make sure they don't taste any of the raw mix.
• Children: Roll the meatball mix into walnut-sized balls and place them on a plate - this is a job children as young as 2 can help with and a great job to help teach older children basic division.
• Grown ups: While the children are rolling the meatballs make the sauce. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the courgette and garlic and cook for 5 mins until soft and mushy. Stir in the tomato puree, sugar and vinegar leave for 1 min then tip in the tomatoes and simmer for 5 mins. If your children like courgettes then you can leave the sauce chunky. But if, like mine, they hate courgettes then blitz the sauce with a hand blender - either way continue to simmer sauce gently while you cook the meatballs. If your child is confident with heat, from 7+ they can cook the sauce with supervision.
• Grown ups: Heat the oil in a large frying pan and, working in batches, brown the meatballs on all sides then pop them into the sauce - continue to simmer the sauce for 15 mins, stirring very gently until the meatballs are cooked through. Serve with cooked spaghetti, extra grated Parmesan and a few torn basil leaves your child has picked and torn.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix all ingredients. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center of meatball reads 160°F.
• Serve meatballs over spaghetti with marinara sauce, sprinkled with chopped fresh basil, if desired.