Vegetarian Italian Meatballs Recipe With Meat-Free Quorn Meatballs

Ingredients

• 350g Quorn Swedish Style Balls
• 2 tablespoons dried mushrooms
• 175ml warm water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped finely
• 500g mushrooms, wild or cultivated
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 tsp fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons oil
• to garnish - a few sprigs of parsley and grated Italian style hard cheese