This is a really quick and easy meatball recipe for a cheap, low carb, high protein lunch or dinner that has plenty of good fats thrown in.
Something a bit different that you might not normally try.
Really tasty and ready from start to finish in 30 mins. Make plenty, put a portion in
the fridge and freeze one to save for a busy day when you couldn't be bothered cooking.
Ingredients:
400g lean minced beef
2 tins chopped tomatoes
4 cloves garlic
large onion optional
fresh parsley
tex mex or bbq powder
paprika
chilli powder
salt, pepper to season
100g bag of cous cous, any flavour or plain
olive oil or coconut oil for cooking
large saucepan
non-stick frying pan
Recipe:
The Sauce
Add oil to saucepan, add 2 chopped cloves garlic, 2 large tablespoons chopped parsley,
1 tablespoon tex mex powder or similar, 1 teaspoon chilli powder.
Mess around with these amounts of seasoning yourself, I like the sauce to have a bit of heat.
Add in 2 tins chopped tomatoes, bring to boil, cover and reduce to simmer for 15 mins,
stirring every once in a while.
The Meatballs
While the sauce is simmering, put the minced beef in a large plastic mixing bowl or lunchbox.
Add 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon chilli powder,
2 chopped cloves garlic.
Mix ingredients together with your hands.
Take chunks of the mixture in your hands and make meatballs around an inch in diameter.
400g minced beef should make about 15 meatballs.
Brown these meatballs in a few batches in a non-stick pan by frying on a high heat for 3-4 mins,
rolling them around to get them brown all over. They wont be fully cooked yet.
Add meatballs to sauce and let them sit in the sauce, no need to stir.
Let the whole thing simmer for another 10 mins to let it cook through.
Put you cous cous in a bowl and add boiling water as per instructions on packet.
Serve up and enjoy, have a green salad on the side if you want.
