Cheesy Beef And Lentil Meatballs Recipe

Made with lean mince and lentils, these cheesy meatballs are under 500 calories per serve.

The ingredient of Cheesy Beef And Lentil Meatballs Recipe

• 500g lean beef mince
• 400g can brown lentils rinsed drained
• 1 2 red onion finely chopped or grated
• 1 zucchini coarsely grated
• 1 3 cup fresh basil leaves finely chopped
• 25g 1 4 cup quinoa flakes
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 egg lightly whisked
• 2 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 500ml 2 cups tomato passata
• 200g mixed baby tomatoes halved
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 40g 1 3 cup coarsely grated fresh mozzarella
• 75g greek feta crumbled
• fresh basil leaves extra to serve

The Instruction of cheesy beef and lentil meatballs recipe

• place the mince lentils onion zucchini basil quinoa flakes garlic egg and 1 teaspoon of the oregano in a large bowl season well with salt and pepper use clean hands to mix well until combined roll rounded tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls transfer to a lined plate cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes or until firm
• preheat oven to 200c 180c fan forced heat the oil in a large non stick ovenproof frying pan over medium high heat cook meatballs turning for 8 minutes or until browned remove from heat drizzle with tomato passata keeping meatballs slightly exposed
• combine tomato and vinegar in a bowl season spoon the tomato mixture among the meatballs sprinkle with mozzarella and feta sprinkle with remaining oregano bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbling stand for 5 minutes sprinkle with extra basil

Nutritions of Cheesy Beef And Lentil Meatballs Recipe

fatContent: 453 144 calories
saturatedFatContent: 18 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 7 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 23 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: n a
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 44 grams protein
sodiumContent: n a

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