POLPETTE NEL SUGO DI NONNA

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor while crushed tomatoes are budget-friendly.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: beef broth

Grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol, while broth keeps costs down.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: lentils

Ground turkey reduces fat content, lentils offer a plant-based option.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while pecorino is often less expensive.

In a bowl, combine the macinato di vitello, macinato di maiale, mollica di pane, parmigiano, scamorza, prezzemolo, minced garlic, egg, salt, and pepper to form the meat mixture.

Shape the mixture into meatballs.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the meatballs until golden brown.

In another pot, add the passata di pomodoro, white wine, and water, and bring to a simmer.

Add the fried meatballs to the sauce and let them cook together for a while.

Serve the meatballs with basil leaves on top.

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