Ingredients

Serves 4

Prep time: 10 min
Cooking time: 40 min
 

600 g beef mince, lean
50 g dried breadcrumbs
50 g shredded parmesan
10 g Italian parsley, chopped
1 finely grated rind of lemon
1 medium brown onion, cut into wedges
1 red capsicum, cut into thick strips
1 green, capsicum, cut into thick strips
250 ml chunky tomato pasta sauce
50 g pitted Kalamata olives, halved

Method

1. Preheat fan forced* oven to 180°C.
2. Combine mince, parsley, breadcrumbs, lemon and parmesan.
3. Roll into 16 small balls.
4. Place onions and capsicums in base of shallow ovenproof dish. Place meatballs on top. Pour over pasta sauce and sprinkle with olives.
5. Place beef cacciatore on baking tray and bake, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes until beef is browned and cooked through.

Recipe note: *if using a conventional oven, you may need to increase temperature or allow additional cooking time