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Pork and Beef Meatballs with Rigatoni Pasta

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Total Time 5 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg pork and beef mince combined (I did 500g of each).
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesian cheese
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium brown onion chopped
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 500g tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons caster sugar
  • 350g rigatoni pasta

Instructions
 

  • 1: Combine mince, garlic, cheese, parsley and breadcrumbs in a bowl.
  • 2: Heat Oil in a saucepan over medium heat Add onion and celery . Cook stirring for 4 minutes or until onion has softened. Add tomato paste, sugar and 6 cups of water. Stir through.
  • 3: Roll mince mixture into balls of about 20g a ball
  • 4:Transfer mixture into a 5L slow cooker. Add meatballs. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
  • 5: Add Pasta and cook for a further 45 minutes.(I also added 4 tablespoons of cornflour to 1 cup of water to thicken the juices when I added the pasta in.)
  • 6: serve with some more parmesian cheese sprinkled on top.
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