My boys love meatballs.
I find that some breadcrumbs stops them from being dry.
I don't really follow a recipe.
Just beef, egg, garlic, salt, pepper, herbs and breadcrumbs mushed up together. If I have veges that I can grate into them I add them (carrot, onion, zucchini are all good).
I prefer the taste if the meatballs are browned on the outside before cooking but you could skip that. I cook them in a basic tomato sauce. Tomato, onion, garlic, herbs, grated veges optional. Either in the slow cooker or the oven.
Serve them with greek yogurt over the top.
How about chilli con carne with rice? It doesn't have to be too chilli.
My mum makes the meatballs (similar to Zazou) and uses a tin of condensed tomato soup for the sauce (just add garlic and herbs). OMG it's sooooo yummy! Her hint is to add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce and let it simmer for a bit to soak in some of that yumminess.
For something different, I cooked the meatloaf on the front of the Superfood ideas mag - it's just a meatloaf with mashed potato on top. Sort of like a cottage pie/meatloaf combo.
My meatballs recipe is pretty much the same as Zazou's, but I always add the grated veg to the sauce, not the meatballs. My other mince based 'go to' dinners are burgers, mince pies, lasagne, tacos, fajitas, curried mince and veg... depends what's in the store cupboard and how much time you have.
We use mince for tacos, meatballs (Swedish meatballs are the bomb if you have some cream!!) recipe on taste website!, I make up the recipe for meatballs, basically adding egg and breadcrumbs to hold them together, then add whatever grated veggies we feel like plus some seasoning salt, dash of soy, dash of tomato sauce and I cook the onion I put in it first so it's nice and soft!
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