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Sausage meatballs with spaghetti and zoodles

A modern twist on spaghetti and meatballs! This is super easy, incredibly tasty, it will be a firm favourite!

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.4
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 160g angel hair pasta
  • 400g courgette zoodles (noodles) (see tips)
  • 160g carrot zoodles (noodles) (see tips)
  • 2 x 400g cans no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 6 lean Italian sausages (aim for less than 10 per cent fat)
  • olive spray oil
  • cracked black pepper
  • 6 bocconcini, drained on paper towels, torn
  • ¹/³ cup fresh basil
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. In a large pan of boiling water, cook pasta following packet directions until al dente. Drain.

    2 Grease a large 26 x 34 x 7cm heavy baking dish. Place pasta and zoodles in the dish. Spoon over combined tomatoes and garlic.

    3 Squeeze meat from sausage casings into small meatballs and add to zoodles. Spray with olive oil and season with cracked black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

    4 Add torn bocconcini to dish. Place dish under a preheated grill and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. Scatter with fresh basil to serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check sausages are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    You can find prepared courgette and carrot noodles in the fresh salad section of the supermarket.

    Boost the fibre content by using wholemeal spaghetti.

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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