Oven Meatballs Recipe with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella
SERVES HOW MANY
for 4 people
PREPARATION TIME
20 minutes
COOKING TIME
30 minutes
There is no one who does not like meatballs, but we are sure that you will love these oven-baked meatballs with fried mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. It's both healthy and delicious, what more could you want!
For the meatballs:
- 1 onion _
- 1 egg _
- 1 tea glass of bread crumbs
- 500 grams of low-fat minced meat
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
For tomato sauce:
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 shallots _
- 1 tomato _
- 1 capia pepper
- 5 village peppers
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (on top)
How to Make Oven Meatballs Recipe with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella?
- Let's grate the onion, add all the ingredients and knead for ten minutes.
- Let's shape the meatballs and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Let's bake the meatballs for 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees.
- Let's prepare the sauce while the meatballs are cooking. Let's put the olive oil in the pan and heat it. Let's chop the onions into small pieces and sauté them.
- Let's add the peppers we chopped into small pieces and continue sautéing for 3-4 minutes.
- Let's grate the tomato paste and tomatoes and add them. Let's reduce the heat and let it simmer until it reaches a thick consistency.
- Let's spread the sauce we prepared on the bottom of the baking dish. Let's arrange the meatballs. Let's sprinkle cheese on them to cover them.
- Let's put it on the top shelf of the oven at 180 degrees and bake for another 15 minutes until the top is golden brown.