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Pizza Meatball Dip

Perfectly good for family or friends and so easy it will surprise you.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Condiments

Ingredients

  • 500 gm pork mince / Lean ground Pork
  • 50 gm Japanese Bread Crumbs light fluffy crumbs/ 1 cup
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 large egg / beaten
  • 100 gm feta / Danish creamy style
  • 2 teaspoons oregano dried or ground
  • 1/4 cup parsley or basil chopped
  • 1000 gm pasta sauce (That's 2 jars!! nice thick pasta sauce)
  • 150 gm grated cheese -use cheddar or mixed parmesan/cheddar/mozzarella

Instructions

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  1. This recipe will make approximately 18-20 balls Set the oven to 200 C / 400 F Find an oven proof dish.
  2. Now in a bowl add the Pork, garlic, egg, crumbs, herbs and spices and the crumbled feta. Mix well with your hands till combined. Approx 5 minutes.
  3. Take equal sized pieces of meat and roll into balls. The mixture should make 28-30 balls. Put each ball into a (serving) baking dish that will take them all in a single layer.
  4. Pour over 2 jars of pasta sauce and cover the top with cheese.
  5. Bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes ( test one ball if you like to make sure it is hot right through)
  6. Serve with toothpicks, lettuce cups and bread.

Notes

  • Make sure you use a thick pasta sauce and NOT passata (tomato puree), this is too runny. Apart from that go for it! PS. Don't add salt the feta provides enough.
  • Make this gluten free by using gluten free beadcrumbs