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Chilli con meatball traybake
High on flavour, low on washing-up, this all-in-one is a Mexi marvel! Onion, pepper and tomatoes are jumbled with rice, our special spice blend and a garlicky tomato sauce for a quick oven bake. Add juicy beef meatballs (the secret is grated courgette) and itʼs back in the oven for a blast of heat to fire up those gorgeous flavours.
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 5
one tray
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 140g basmati rice
- 1 courgette
- 2 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 beef stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch* , palm oil* , vegetables* 4.8% (onions* 4%, carrots* 0.5%, mushrooms* 0.3%), sugar*, natural flavour caramelised* , yeast extract, beef powder* 1.5%, beef* 1.2%, spices and herbs* (parsley* , black pepper* , rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric*, bay leaves*) * Organic ingredients)
- 250g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 60g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 554
Protein: 39g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 8.5g
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 2 pepper
- 4 garlic clove
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 280g basmati rice
- 4 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 beef stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch* , palm oil* , vegetables* 4.8% (onions* 4%, carrots* 0.5%, mushrooms* 0.3%), sugar*, natural flavour caramelised* , yeast extract, beef powder* 1.5%, beef* 1.2%, spices and herbs* (parsley* , black pepper* , rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric*, bay leaves*) * Organic ingredients)
- 2 courgette
- 500g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 543
Protein: 39g
Carbs: 83g
Fat: 7.9g
Chilli con meatball traybake
High on flavour, low on washing-up, this all-in-one is a Mexi marvel! Onion, pepper and tomatoes are jumbled with rice, our special spice blend and a garlicky tomato sauce for a quick oven bake. Add juicy beef meatballs (the secret is grated courgette) and itʼs back in the oven for a blast of heat to fire up those gorgeous flavours.
Cook time:
40 mins
Cuisine:
Mexican
Food group:
Beef
Allergens: Milk
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1x ovenproof dish (approximately 25cm x 15cm)
Chop, chop!
- Heat your oven to 220ºC/fan 200ºC/gas 7.
- Peel and thinly slice the onions, then deseed and thinly slice the peppers. Peel and crush the garlic. Finely chop the coriander.
Build your bake
- Put the onions, peppers, garlic, half the coriander and the baby tomatoes into a 25cm x 15cm ovenproof dish. Add the rice, spice mix, cinnamon and passata.
- Crumble in the stock, pour in 500ml boiled water (800ml for 4 portions) and stir well. Bake for 10 mins.
Grate, mix & shape
- Meanwhile, finely grate the courgettes, wrap in kitchen roll and squeeze out the excess water.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the courgettes and mince. Lightly season to taste with salt and shape into 10 even-sized balls (20 for 4 portions).
Roast the meatballs
- Remove the dish from the oven, stir well and top with the meatballs. Spritz with cooking spray and bake for 15-20 mins, until the meatballs are cooked through.
Plate up
- To serve, top the meatball traybake with a drizzle of yogurt and the remaining coriander.