Pork Meatball and Roasted Tomato Bake

Ingredients

• 500 g pork mince
• 500 g cherry tomatoes
• 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 3 clove garlic cloves
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 30 g ground rice or rice breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C). Combine the pork mince, egg, ground rice, 1 tsp mixed herbs, and seasoning. Roll into 20 small meatballs.

2. 2

   Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof frying pan. Brown the meatballs all over for 4–5 minutes, then remove.

3. 3

   In the same pan, fry the crushed garlic for 30 seconds. Add the tinned tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, remaining mixed herbs, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

4. 4

   Nestle the meatballs into the sauce. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the cherry tomatoes have burst.

5. 5

   Serve with gluten-free pasta or mashed potato.