Springtime spaghetti & meatballs

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• roger

  24 February 2012

  roger commented on this recipe

  i tried it with adding a little of white sauce and a dash of dry oregano leaf

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• Clairella

  07 March 2012

  Clairella rated and commented on this recipe

  

  You must understand that I don't cook: REALLY easy and yummy. I put too much lemon zest in (as I don't know what an average size lemon is so I put most of the zest of one lemon and found it too much). This recipe is really economical which is what I was looking for. I am sure it is not for the gastronomes out there but I found this great. I also thickened the sauce with cornflour as I didn't measure the cream properly and probably put too much in.

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• Alichands

  08 March 2012

  Alichands commented on this recipe

  Made this last night for supper. Unfortunately the supermarket had no mince pork left so used mince turkey instead. So easy to make and so delicious. Four clear plates in the chandler family household with a "can we have that again" comment. A great success.

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• Alichands

  08 March 2012

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  Oops forgot to star this.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  03 April 2012

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Didn't expect much from this but it was surprisingly good. I cooked the pasta in vegetable stock which I think added a good flavour to the sauce.

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• cinnamon

  08 April 2012

  cinnamon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  we both really enjoyed this, will be making again.

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• Biskit Bri

  17 April 2012

  Biskit Bri rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I thought this was very easy and enjoyable to make. I made it fir mu wife and we both thought it was delicious!

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• Beth

  21 April 2012

  Beth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  very good.

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• Good Eating

  24 April 2012

  Good Eating rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really really yummy, making it again tonight :)

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• Sara Felix

  30 April 2012

  Sara Felix rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made this dish the other night and its so light and tasty definitely cooking it again ;)

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• missbake

  03 May 2012

  missbake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for the first time two nights ago and was delicious. I didn't add as much cheese but still just as good. I added breadcrumbs to my meatballs and mixed in a egg which helped to bind it better together.

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• sioned1

  20 July 2012

  sioned1 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice dish, but for more flavour in the meat balls I would add herbs etc. The lemon taste added a nice slant on the dish. Never done meat balls before and I was suprised how easy it was. I'll make this dish again soon for friends.

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• Lal

  12 October 2012

  Lal commented on this recipe

  Yum. So nice to find a meatball recipe not based on tomatoes, as we are a mostly anti tomato family!! Went down well with all.

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• Jam Hirschberger

  09 March 2013

  Jam Hirschberger rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good recipe, damn good

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• Sam

  22 April 2013

  Sam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Simply BRILLIANT! Very easy and tastes refreshing. Good with turkey mince too.

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Ingredients

• 400g pork mince
• 1 small onion , grated
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• zest ½ lemon
• 50g grated Parmesan
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 400g spaghetti
• 150ml double cream
• 200g fresh or frozen peas , defrosted if frozen
• handful parsley , roughly chopped

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 20 mins

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Ingredients

• 400g pork mince
• 1 small onion , grated
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• zest ½ lemon
• 50g grated Parmesan
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 400g spaghetti
• 150ml double cream
• 200g fresh or frozen peas , defrosted if frozen
• handful parsley , roughly chopped

PER SERVING

699 kcalories, protein 36.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 38.0 g, saturated fat 19.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 4.0g, salt 0.4 g

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