Kitchen garden cook spinach - 27 Mar 2024 - Country Life Magazin

Name: Kitchen garden cook spinach - 27 Mar 2024 - Country Life Magazin
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 450g minced beef; 60g breadcrumbs; 25g Parmesan, grated; 1 egg; 2 cloves garlic, grated; 1tbspn fresh oregano; 125g mozzarella, torn into 24 pieces; For the orzo; 1 onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, grated; 200g orzo; 1 x 400g can tomatoes; 100ml red wine 500ml beef stock; 2 sprigs rosemary (to be removed before serving); 3 sprigs thyme (to be removed before serving); 1tspn smoked paprika; 200g baby spinach; Fresh basil and Parmesan to serve

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Melanie Johnson One-pot beef-and-mozzarella meatballs with spinach and ...

Updated at: Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:21:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1606 kcal (80%)

Total Fat76.5 g (109%)

Carbs131.8 g (51%)

Sugars23.6 g (26%)

Protein93.5 g (187%)

Sodium2085 mg (104%)

Fiber25.1 g (90%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

► Preheat your oven to 180˚C fan/200˚C/400˚F/ gas mark 6.

Step 2

► In a large bowl, mix together the minced beef, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, garlic, oregano and seasoning. Take enough to form a golf ball-sized ball, flatten it in your hand, add asmall piece of mozzarella and enclose it within the minced beef. Repeat until all the mixture is used. You will get about 20–24 meatballs. Add a splash of olive oil to a large heavy-based ovenproof pan that has a lid, sear the meatballs all over to brown them and then set them aside.

Step 3

► To the same pan, add the chopped onion, adding more olive oil if needed, and cook until translucent. Add the garlic, cook for a minute, and then pour in the orzo. Toast the orzo for a couple of minutes and then add the tomatoes, red wine and beef stock, herbs, paprika and seasoning. Return the meatballs to the pan, nestling them in the orzo, and then cover. Place in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the orzo is cooked. Remove the lid, add the fresh spinach and replace the lid— the residual heat will wilt the spinach.

Step 4

Serves 4