Cheesy Beef Meatballs with Pumpkin Mash
Ready in 40 minutes
• Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 28, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 28, 2019.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 carrot
- 1 pack beef mince
- ½ pack meatball spices
- ½ cup grated cheese
Tomato Sauce
- ½ red onion
- 1 courgette
- ½ pack meatball spices
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- ½ cup water
Pumpkin Mash
- 600g diced pumpkin
- ½ pack baby spinach
Have Handy
- oil
- pepper
- salt
- butter
Steps
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Prep veggies and meatballs Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Grate carrot; finely dice onion; dice courgette 1cm. Place carrot, beef, first measure of meatball spices, cheese and ½ tsp salt in a bowl. Mix well to combine, then roll into golf ballsized balls. Set aside.
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Cook pumpkin Add pumpkin to pot of boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes, until very soft. Drain well, then mash with a knob of butter. Fold through spinach, season to taste and keep warm.
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Cook meatballs Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook meatballs for about 6 minutes, until browned on all sides but not cooked through. Set meatballs aside and keep pan on a medium heat.
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Cook sauce Add a drizzle of oil to same pan (if needed). Cook onion and courgette for 2-3 minutes, until starting to soften. Add second measure of meatball spices and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add chopped tomatoes, water and ½ tsp salt and bring to a gentle simmer.
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Finish cooking meatballs Add meatballs to pan, pushing into sauce. Simmer gently on medium heat for 6-8 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through. Turn once during cooking.
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Serve meatballs and sauce on pumpkin mash.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2209 kj 528 kcal |
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Protein | 31.8g |
Carbohydrate | 18.4g |
Fat | 35.5g |