Healthy Lamb & Cheese Meatballs
Servings
4-6
Servings
4-6
Ingredients
For the meatball sauce
  • 700g bottle of tomato passata
  • 1 Oniondiced
  • 2cloves garliccrushed
  • 2tbsp salt reduced tomato paste
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1tbsp olive oil
For the meatballs
  • 500g lean minced lamb
  • 2 garlic clovescrushed
  • 1 spring oniondiced
  • 1/4cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggsbeaten
  • 1tsp ground cumin
  • 100g strong tasty cheesegrated
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2cup grated carrot
  • 1/2cup grated zucchini
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2tbsp fat leaf parsleycoarsely chopped
Instructions
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
  2. When warm, add garlic and onion to the pan and saute gently.
  3. When onion has started to turn transparent, add the passata, paste and cinnamon stick.
  4. Stir well then bring to the boil.
  5. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes while you make the meatballs.
  6. Place all meatball ingredients into a large bowl.
  7. Using clean hands, mix everything until well combined.
  8. Roll into balls (makes about 20 medium sized and 40 smaller balls).
  9. Heat remaining olive oil in a frypan over medium heat.
  10. Add meatballs and gently fry until golden.
  11. Remove cinnamon stick from the sauce and serve meatballs, sprinkled with parsley, with tomato sauce and your choice of side dish.
Recipe Notes

Calories per serve – 364

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 Healthy Lamb & Cheese Meatballs
Healthy Lamb & Cheese Meatballs
Votes: 14
Rating: 3.57
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
Ingredients
For the meatball sauce
  • 700 g bottle of tomato passata
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tbsp salt reduced tomato paste
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
For the meatballs
  • 500 g lean minced lamb
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 spring onion diced
  • 1/4 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 100 g strong tasty cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup grated carrot
  • 1/2 cup grated zucchini
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tbsp fat leaf parsley coarsely chopped
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
Ingredients
For the meatball sauce
  • 700 g bottle of tomato passata
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tbsp salt reduced tomato paste
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
For the meatballs
  • 500 g lean minced lamb
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 spring onion diced
  • 1/4 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 100 g strong tasty cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup grated carrot
  • 1/2 cup grated zucchini
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tbsp fat leaf parsley coarsely chopped
Healthy Lamb & Cheese Meatballs
Votes: 14
Rating: 3.57
You:
Rate this recipe!
Instructions
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
  2. When warm, add garlic and onion to the pan and saute gently.
  3. When onion has started to turn transparent, add the passata, paste and cinnamon stick.
  4. Stir well then bring to the boil.
  5. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes while you make the meatballs.
  6. Place all meatball ingredients into a large bowl.
  7. Using clean hands, mix everything until well combined.
  8. Roll into balls (makes about 20 medium sized and 40 smaller balls).
  9. Heat remaining olive oil in a frypan over medium heat.
  10. Add meatballs and gently fry until golden.
  11. Remove cinnamon stick from the sauce and serve meatballs, sprinkled with parsley, with tomato sauce and your choice of side dish.
Recipe Notes

Calories per serve – 364