Recipes
Annabel Karmel's mini beef and vegetable meatballs with sweet potato curls
Meatballs are a great way to ‘hide’ veg that kids don’t want to eat. They are fun to eat with fingers, too!
Meatballs are a great way to ‘hide’ veg that kids don’t want to eat. They are fun to eat with fingers, too!
(7 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: 86p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 300g serving contains
Energy
1293kj
309kcal
1293kj
309kcal
15%
Fat
8.7g
8.7g
Med
12%
12%
Saturates
1.8g
1.8g
Med
9%
9%
Sugars
11.7g
11.7g
Med
13%
13%
Salt
0.36g
0.36g
Med
6%
6%
2
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
431kj/103kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
431kj/103kcal
Ingredients
250g butternut squash, peeled and cubed
1 red onion, sliced
1 small red pepper, deseeded and diced
2tbsp sunflower oil
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
30g fresh breadcrumbs
250g lean minced beef
2tsp thyme leaves
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
2
Put the squash, onion, red pepper and 1tbsp of the oil onto a baking tray. Toss to coat, then roast for 25 mins. Leave to cool.
3
Leave the oven on. Line a large baking tray with nonstick baking paper
4
Put the sweet potatoes through a spiralizer to make long curls. Arrange on the lined baking tray; drizzle over the rest of the oil. Roast for 20-25 mins, stirring halfway through, until golden and crisp.
5
Meanwhile, whizz the cooled roasted veg with the breadcrumbs, mince and thyme in a food processor until finely chopped. Shape into 24 meatballs and return to the baking tray.
6
Reduce the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Bake the meatballs for 15 mins or until golden brown and cooked through. Serve immediately with the sweet potato curls.