Sweet Potato with Sausage Meatball Marinara
A quick and easy filling, with a marinara sauce that's so full of flavour...delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes cleaned and pricked a few times with a sharp knife or fork
- 4 sausages
- olive oil
- 300g passata
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 0.5 tsp chilli flakes plus a pinch to garnish
- 0.5 tsp dried oregano
- 50g grated cheddar or mozzarella
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Bake the sweet potatoes for 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, squeeze out the meat from the sausages and roll it into 8 balls. Fry the meatballs in a little olive oil for 5 to 6 minutes until golden all over. Add the passata, tomato ketchup, fennel seeds, chilli flakes and oregano.Bubble without a lid for 8 to 10 mins until the sauce thickens and the meatballs are cooked through. Season well, to taste.
- Heat the grill to high. Split the baked sweet potatoes and place them on a foil-linedbaking tray. Fill with the meatballs and sauce, then top with the grated cheese. Grill for about 2 minutes until the cheese melts. Garnish with a pinch of chilli flakes.
- Enjoy with a salad or green vegetables on the side.
Notes
- The meatballs and sauce would be delicious with pasta too!
- This sweet potato with sausage meatball marinara recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.