Bambini Mushroom & Bocconcini Meatballs Pasta - Australian Mushroom Growers

Ingredients

• 250 g cup mushrooms, finely chopped
• 500 g veal and port mince
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup bread crumbs or quinoa flakes
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp white pepper
• 100 g bambini bocconcini (or regular bocconcini halved)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
• 3 ribs celery, finely diced
• 700 g tomato passata
• 1 x 400g can cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup beef stock
• Salt and pepper, to taste.
• 250 g rigatoni or penne pasta
• Basil Leaves, to serve