Photo: Joseph Gonzalez
Baked meatballs with hidden veggies
18 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 5-6
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These healthy baked meatballs and their delicious sauce hide a variety of vegetables - but the kids will never guess! This dish is also suitable for freezing so perfect for making ahead or saving any leftovers.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1286
Calories
67g
Protein
37g
Fat
170g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 onion
- 1 sweet potato
- 2 garlic
- 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- and freshly ground saltblack pepper
- 1 slice bread
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 small onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 courgette
- 500g/1lb 2oz lean beef mince
- 1 large free-range egg yolk
- 100g/3½oz grated mozzarella
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
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