Authentic home cooking from Spain, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Spain as Albóndigas en salsa de verduras

Meatballs in Vegetable Sauce

Name: Meatballs in Vegetable Sauce
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 40 meatballs
Ingredients: 2.2 lbs ground beef (1 kg); 1/2 large white onion; 2 carrots; 1/4 leek; 1/4 medium red bell pepper; 1/4 medium green bell pepper; 1/4 zucchini; 1 ripe tomato; 1 slice sandwich bread; 1 egg; 5-6 tablespoons milk (75-90 ml); 1 2/3 cups vegetable broth (400 ml); Salt; Extra virgin olive oil

hoy_cocina_lisson (Pilar) @hoy_cocina_lisson

Madrid. España

A delicious way to eat more vegetables. With these amounts, I made 40 meatballs, but as always, it depends on the size you make them.

hoy_cocina_lisson (Pilar) @hoy_cocina_lisson

Madrid. España

A delicious way to eat more vegetables. With these amounts, I made 40 meatballs, but as always, it depends on the size you make them.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes

40 meatballs

2.2 lbsground beef (1 kg)
1/2large white onion
2carrots
1/4leek
1/4medium red bell pepper
1/4medium green bell pepper
1/4zucchini
1ripe tomato
1 slicesandwich bread
1egg
5-6 tablespoonsmilk (75-90 ml)
1 2/3 cupsvegetable broth (400 ml)
Salt
Extra virgin olive oil

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Steps

1 hour 30 minutes

1

Chop the onion, leek, and bell peppers.
2

Peel and slice the carrots, and cut the tomato and zucchini.
3

Sauté all the vegetables in a pot with a little extra virgin olive oil.
4

Cover with the vegetable broth and let cook.
5

Soak the slice of bread in the milk.
6

Place the ground beef in a bowl with a little salt, chopped fresh parsley, the egg, and the bread soaked in milk.
7

Mix very well and form the meatballs. Fry them in a skillet with extra virgin olive oil.
8

Set aside.
9

When the vegetables are ready, blend them well until you have a smooth sauce.
10

Add the meatballs to the pot with the sauce and let everything cook together for about 8-10 minutes so the flavors combine.
11

Plate and serve with your choice of side. Today I served them with spaghetti. Serve hot. Enjoy!

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Published in the US on August 13, 2025 14:01

Madrid. España

Instagram @hoy_cocina_lissonDesde siempre me ha gustado cocinar, mi abuela y mi madre cocinaban muy bien. Aprendí de ellas un montón de recetas que con el tiempo se han mantenido en mi familia. Ahora que tengo tiempo aprovecho para recrear esas recetas y muchos buenos momentos.

Keywords

Meatball White Onion Leek Vege Red Bell Pepper Zucchini Egg Sweet Green Pepper Carrot Tomato Ground Beef

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