Spicy meatballs with mushrooms, spinach and couscous

Recipes / Meat

Just six ingredients is all you need for this speedy, budget-friendly dinner!

Recipe «Spicy meatballs with mushrooms, spinach and couscous» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 10 Italian-style pork sausages, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 200g button mushrooms, thinly sliced, 575g jar napoletana pasta sauce, 50g baby spinach , 1 1/2 cups couscous, 1 1/2 cups boiling water .

Ingredients:

  • 10 Italian-style pork sausages 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 200g button mushrooms, thinly sliced 
  • 575g jar napoletana pasta sauce 
  • 50g baby spinach 
  • 1 1/2 cups couscous 
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water 

Instructions

  1. Squeeze meat from sausage casings into a bowl. Using damp hands, roll tablespoons of meat into balls. Place on a plate.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add half the meatballs. Cook, turning, for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with remaining meatballs (see note). Add mushrooms to pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add pasta sauce. Bring to the boil. Return meatballs to pan. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Stir in spinach. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach has wilted.
  4. Meanwhile, combine couscous, boiling water and remaining oil in a large heatproof bowl. Cover. Stand for 5 minutes or until liquid has absorbed. Using a fork, stir to separate grains.
  5. Divide couscous between plates. Top with meatball mixture. Serve.