Paprika-Spiced Italian Meatballs

You can also add the extra cheese 5 minutes before they are ready to come out of the oven so its nicely melted. i like to serve it with creamy mash potatoes. Enjoy.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 600  g minced beef
• 1  cup  fresh white breadcrumbs
• 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese
• 2⁄3 cup  tasty cheese
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  pinch nutmeg
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dried herbs
• 1⁄2  an onion, diced
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 2  slices bacon, diced
•  salt and pepper
•  carrot, diced
•  celery, diced
•  capsicum, diced
• 1 (400 g) can crushed tomatoes
•  cheese, extra
•  dried herbs, extra

Directions

1. Put the minced beef in a bowl.
2. Add breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, tasty cheese, eggs, paprika, nutmeg, herbs, onion, garlic, bacon, salt and pepper.
3. Mash up and mix well with wet hands. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll each into a ball.
4. Place the meatballs into a baking dish, put diced carrot, celery and capsicum in as well.
5. Pour over the can of crushed tomatoes.
6. Sprinkle with cheese then dried herbs.
7. Bake in oven for 40- 50 minutes at 180 degrees.