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mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is less expensive and still provides creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino offers similar flavor at a lower cost.

meat sauce

🥗Healthier: vegetable sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Canned sauce is budget-friendly and can be made vegetarian.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Crushed crackers are a cost-effective alternative.

Start by making a simple meat sauce using minced meat, canned tomatoes blended until smooth, and finely chopped onion.

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a wok and add the chopped onion, letting it soften.

Add a splash of white wine to mellow the tanginess of the onions and let it evaporate.

Once the wine has evaporated, add the minced meat and brown it for extra flavor.

After browning the meat, add the tomato sauce and a little extra water, cooking for 20 minutes until the sauce reaches the right consistency.

Season the sauce with salt and add a few leaves of basil.

Add the arborio rice to the sauce without toasting it, then gradually add vegetable stock as it gets absorbed by the rice.

When the rice is just slightly undercooked, turn off the heat and add a little butter, allowing it to melt.

Grate picorino romano cheese over the rice mixture and mix well, tasting for seasoning and adjusting with salt if necessary.

Spread the mixture on a tray to cool it down quickly by flattening it out.

Wet your hands with water and take some of the cooled rice mixture to form a flat surface.

Place a piece of mozzarella in the center and cover it with more rice, shaping it into an egg-like form.

Coat the shaped rice balls in flour, then dip them in egg, and finally coat them with breadcrumbs.

Heat oil to 180 degrees Celsius for frying, and fry the rice balls in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan.

Fry until golden brown, then remove and let drain.

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