Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Italian meatball burgers

Nov 17 04:26pm
Prep Time Cook Time Serves
20 mins 10 mins 4
Ingredients
  • 1 butter lettuce, leaves separated
  • 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 4 hamburger buns, split, toasted
  • 210g tub bocconcini, drained, sliced
  • Meatballs
  • 750g beef mince
  • 500g sausage mince
  • 1/2 cup packaged breadcrumbs
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • Olive topping
  • 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato chutney
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

 

 

1 To make meatballs, place all ingredients in a medium bowl. Using your hand, mix well. Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Flatten slightly.

2 To make olive topping, combine olives, chutney and basil in a small bowl. Set aside.

3 Cook meatballs, in batches, in a heated, oiled frying pan, turning occasionally, until cooked through.

4 Reserve 20 meatballs for Spaghetti and Meatballs. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

5 To assemble burgers, divide lettuce, tomatoes and remaining meatballs over bases of buns. Top with olive topping, bocconcini and bun tops.

 

Two meals in one!  Use your leftover meatballs to make this delicious spaghetti and meatball meal

 

 

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