Lebanese Spiced Beef

Name: Lebanese Spiced Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 10g pine nuts; 1 brown onion, finely diced; 200g beef mince; 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1⁄4 tsp ground nutmeg; 150g sweet potatoes, peeled & 2cm diced; 200g baby spinach leaves; 1 tbs fresh parsley, chopped; 20g hummus; 2 wholegrain (or gluten-free) pita wraps (45g), warmed; 1 lemon, quartered

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:57:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories454.5 kcal (23%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs33.8 g (13%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein25 g (50%)

Sodium301.2 mg (15%)

Fiber8.1 g (29%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

10gpine nuts

1brown onion

finely diced

200gbeef mince

½ tspground cinnamon

¼ tspground nutmeg

150gsweet potatoes

peeled & 2cm diced

200gbaby spinach leaves

1 Tbsfresh parsley

chopped

20ghummus

45gwholegrain pita wraps

or gluten-free, warmed

1lemon

quartered

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large non-stick frypan over medium heat and toast pine nuts, shaking regularly, for a few minutes, until golden. Set aside.

Step 2

In same frypan over medium heat, cook onion for 3 minutes, or until softened.

Step 3

Turn heat to high, add mince and cook without stirring for a few minutes. Break up clumps, stir through spices and season with salt & pepper. Continue to cook for a few more minutes until browned.

Step 4

Add sweet potato and 1/3 cup water. Bring to a simmer and continue to cook, stirring regularly until all liquid has evaporated.

Step 5

Adjust seasoning and stir through spinach, parsley and toasted pinenuts.

Step 6

Serve with hummus, pita and fresh lemon wedges.