Thermomix Chicken Meatballs in Tomato & Basil Sauce

We are big fans of spaghetti bolognese here, my tribe would eat it every week if I let them.  To mix it up a little I make spaghetti and meatballs which they love just as much.  I really enjoy this tomato basil sauce, I use fresh basil from my vegetable patch, chopped fresh basil would have to be one of my favourite smells in the kitchen.

I have made this recipe in a thermomix and give credit to thermomg.squarespace.com for this recipe.  In the pictures I have used fresh breadcrumbs as I didn’t have any dried breadcrumbs at home.

Regular recipe: Chicken and Basil Meatballs.

Thermomix Chicken Meatballs in Tomato & Basil Sauce

Serves: 5

Prep Time	Cook Time	Total Time
40 mins	20 mins	1 hour

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 100g breadcrumbs
• 30g parmesan cheese
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• Handful of basil
• 600g chicken breast, diced
• 4 shortcut bacon, diced

Sauce

• 1 red onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• 30g basil
• 70g thermomix vegetable stock paste
• 100g sun-dried tomatoes
• 50g tomato paste
• 400g tin tomatoes
• 150g water
• Spaghetti, to serve

Instructions

1. Add cheese to thermomix bowl, grate 8 sec / speed 10.
2. Pour cheese onto a plate with breadcrumbs, toss together.
3. Add onion, bacon and basil to thermomix bowl and chop speed 7 / 3 seconds
4. Add chicken and press turbo / 2 secs, repeating until minced.
5. Roll mixture into balls, then coat in breadcrumb and cheese mixture.
6. Place meatballs in fridge for 15 minutes (cover if you are going to leave them longer).
7. Preheat oven to 180C, fan forced.
8. Cook spaghetti following packet directions.
9. Clean thermomix bowl.
10. To clean bowl add onion, garlic and basil, chop[b] speed 5 / 3 seconds
11. Add stock paste, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, tin tomatoes and water to bowl, cook 20 mins / 100 deg / reverse / speed
12. Place meatballs on a lined baking tray, cook on a baking tray and drizzle with oil.
13. Cook meatballs in for 15-20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
14. Serve with spaghetti, a few meatballs, drizzle of sauce and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.

By Kat – The Organised Housewife