# Pork, Ricotta & Fennel Seed Meatballs with Tomato Cream Butter Beans

These pork and ricotta meatballs are packed with protein and fiber and it comes together very easily.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- pork
- ricotta
- 1 egg
- Parmesan
- garlic
- olive oil
- sage
- tomato paste
- red pepper flakes
- butter beans
- cream

## Instructions

1. Grind fennel seeds in a mortar.
2. In a bowl, combine pork, ricotta, an egg, parmesan and ground fennel seeds.
3. Make meatballs.
4. Chop garlic.
5. In a pot with olive oil, add the meatballs.
6. Remove meatballs from the pot.
7. In the same pot, add garlic, sage and tomato paste.
8. Add some red pepper flakes and the butter beans.
9. Add cream.
10. Add salt.
11. Mix and add the meatballs.

## Equipment

- pot
- plates
- knife
- mortar
- pestle
- bowl
- microplane
- spatula

## Tips

- Ricotta keeps the meatballs really tender.
- Ricotta is a great source of calcium and extra protein.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIq4UFWPHlW/?igsh=MXJsY2x2MXR4Y295NA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fb006773-6ae1-4ff4-ad80-d0c2d78b0ac5
- Extracted: 2025-05-12

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