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Meatballs Al Forno

Meatballs with trulli pasta in our tomato sauce, topped with a Regato cheese crumb.

Meatballs Al Forno

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How to cook

For One

Preheat your oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan/gas mark 6. Please don't grill!

  1. Pre-heat oven. Remove the film but leave the meatballs al forno in its wooden tray.
  2. Place on a baking tray in the centre of the oven (away from any element or flame) and cook for 30 mins.
  3. Leave to stand for 2 mins before serving. Make sure it's piping hot.

This recipe includes some raw ingredients and isn’t suitable for microwaving. If frozen, defrost thoroughly before cooking.

For Two

Preheat your oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan/gas mark 7. Please don't grill!

  1. Pre-heat oven. Remove the film but leave the meatballs al forno in its wooden tray.
  2. Place on a baking tray in the centre of the oven (away from any element or flame) and cook for 35 mins.
  3. Leave to stand for 2 mins before serving. Make sure it's piping hot.

This recipe includes some raw ingredients and isn’t suitable for microwaving. If frozen, defrost thoroughly before cooking.

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Nutrition & Ingredients

Dish For Two

 per 100gper 1/2 pack
Energy648Kj2106 Kj
155Kcal504Kcal
Fat8.1g26.3g
(of which saturates)2.1g6.7g
Carbohydrate13g42.3g
(of which sugars)4.1g13.3g
Protein7g22.8g
Fibre1g3.3g
Salt0.84g2.73g

 per 100gper pack
Energy637Kj2070 Kj
152Kcal494Kcal
Fat7.7g25g
(of which saturates)2.1g6.8g
Carbohydrate13.1g42.6g
(of which sugars)4.5g14.6g
Protein7.1g23.1g
Fibre1.2g3.9g
Salt0.86g2.8g

For One

Tomatoes, trulli pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), British pork (15%), onions, tomato purée, honey, rapeseed oil, Regato cheese (milk), free-range egg, extra-virgin olive oil, Cheddar cheese (milk), wheat couscous, garlic purée, parsley, sunflower oil, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, basil, breadcrumbs (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), yeast, salt), vegetarian Worcester sauce (water, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, onion purée, salt, tamarind paste, cloves, garlic purée, ginger purée), oregano, ground fennel seeds, lemon zest, black pepper, ground chillies, colour: paprika extract.

For Two

Tomatoes, trulli pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), British pork (15%), onions, tomato purée, honey, rapeseed oil, Regato cheese (milk), free-range egg, extra-virgin olive oil, Cheddar cheese (milk), wheat couscous, garlic purée, parsley, sunflower oil, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, basil, breadcrumbs (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), yeast, salt), vegetarian Worcester sauce (water, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, onion purée, salt, tamarind paste, cloves, garlic purée, ginger purée), oregano, ground fennel seeds, lemon zest, black pepper, ground chillies, colour: paprika extract.

Secret ingredient: obsession.

WARNING: Although we do our very best to take out all the bones, some may remain.

For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain peanuts, nuts, sesame, soya and mustard.

Please note: We are constantly reviewing our recipes to ensure they are as delicious as possible. Try as we might, sometimes we are not as quick to update our website.

Please always check the sleeve found on your dish for the most up to date information.

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What our customers say

Charlie's ready meals are the best I have ever eaten. The meatballs Al Forno are the best I have had outside of Florence and New York.

Brian

What our customers say

Please never change the packaging or recipe of the Meatballs Al Forno! My non verbal autistic 5 year old daughter absolutely loves them and it's not often she'll eat a hot meal! Thank you for making it so tasty that she'll eat it! One will be her Christmas dinner next week :)

Hi Charlie and team, I just wanted to reach out and say how much I love all Charlie Bigham's dishes. They are so tasty and so convenient, and as a single working professional in London I love having them as an easy but delicious dinner option. My favourites are the meat lasagne, meatballs and curries. Thanks Charlie!

Rachel

I have never contacted you before but the Moussaka was so good and so like the Greek Moussaka I love that I needed to tell you. We also love your Red Thai curry which we often buy.

Charlie's ready meals are the best I have ever eaten. The meatballs Al Forno are the best I have had outside of Florence and New York.

Brian

I’m always looking for ways to make everything we do even better, so if you have any ideas, I’d love to hear what you think.

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