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Nutrient-packed meatballs
Family-favourite meatballs packed with lentils and veg, served in a smooth tomato and white bean sauce.
Gluten-freeNut-free
These meatballs are packed with nutrients and a family fave in our house! Lentils, carrot and broccoli go into the meatballs, with white beans blended into the tomato sauce for an easy family dinner. We usually serve them with pasta and plenty of grated cheese.
Gather
Ingredients
- 500 g mince
- ½ onionfinely diced
- ¼ cup breadcrumbssoaked in the milk
- ¼ cup milkany type
- ½ cup grated cheeseoptional
- 1 medium carrotgrated
- 1–2 broccoli stalksgrated
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- a dash salt
- 1 can lentils
- 2 cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 can white beanscannellini or butter beans work best
- 1 chicken stock jellywe use Continental
- 1–2 cloves garlicsliced
- some neutral oilwe use cold-pressed rapeseed oil from Good Oil
- to serve pasta
- to serve grated cheese
Make
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake.
- Combine all of the meatball ingredients until the mixture comes together.
500 g mince½ onion¼ cup breadcrumbs¼ cup milk½ cup grated cheese1 medium carrot1–2 broccoli stalks1 egg1 tsp sriracha1 tbsp soy sauce½ tsp curry powder½ tsp smoked paprikaa dash salt1 can lentils
- Shape the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs.
- Bake the meatballs in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, fry the garlic in a little oil over medium heat for about 2–3 minutes. Don’t let it brown too much.
1–2 cloves garlicsome neutral oil
- Blend the chopped tomatoes, white beans and chicken stock jelly until smooth, then add the sauce to the garlic.
2 cans chopped tomatoes1 can white beans1 chicken stock jelly1–2 cloves garlic
- Simmer the sauce until the meatballs are ready.
- Add the meatballs to the sauce, turn the heat to low and simmer for another 5–10 minutes — or until you need dinner to be ready.
- Serve with pasta and grated cheese. Steamed veg can be good too, but who has time for that!
to serve pastato serve grated cheese
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