Spaghetti with Home-made sauce and Meatballs

I came up with this when trying to work out how to use the end of a packet of sausages and a couple of bacon rashers after having made a fry up for my Other half. The meat balls are so simple and quick to make while the tomato sauce is packed with veggies and tastes fantastic, rich and not too healthy! This recipe serves two hungry people or leaves a small portion for lunch the next day.

The dish with meatballs -  I forgot to
take a picture before digging in and made
 himself stop eating so I could take one... Ooops! 

Ingredients:
1 jar sundried tomatoes
1 jar sweet Italian Cherry peppers
1/2 jar of capers
1 large onion
1 box of passata
1 bag fresh spinach
salt and pepper
2 tsp mixed herbs
2 soft sausages per person
3 rashers bacon per person
Spaghetti for 2 people

Without the meatballs I found this
fantastically filling and properly yummy

Method:
Take a large frying pan and heat some olive oil over a medium heat. Dice the onions and fry in the oil until translucent. Add in the mixed herbs. Chop the sundried tomatoes and the peppers into small pieces and add to the onions, frying for a couple of minutes. Pour in the passatta and add the capers and spinach. Season with salt and pepper and leave to simmer and thicken for at least 20 minutes or until thick.

Open the sausages and squeeze out the meat, discarding the skins. Finely chop the bacon and mix this with the sausage meat and some seasoning. Make little balls out of the mixture and then fry in oil until golden brown and cooked through. I have never made meatballs before but these were fantastically easy and got a seal of approval from himself.

Cook the spaghetti as per the instructions on the packet, drain and pop into the frying pan with the  sauce. I like to break the spaghetti into smaller pieces before cooking to make it easier to eat although I do admit, it takes the fun out of it! Mix together to coat all the spaghetti then serve in a bowl, topping the dish with the meatballs. Parmesan could be added but we seriously enjoyed this even without cheese.

Please tag me when you make this using #diaryofadefectivehousewife. Enjoy!