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Aromatic beef kofta & giant couscous tabbouleh
Lightly spiced beef kofta, a chunky courgette, onion, pepper and tomato sauce, a herb-packed tabbouleh of giant couscous... this Middle Eastern-inspired feast has it all! And thanks to our super streamlined steps you'll be sitting down to devour within 30 mins. You're welcome!
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Middle Eastern spice mix (galangal, cinnamon, ginger, pimento, cardamom, kalonji seeds, lavender flower, coriander, cassia, cumin, mace, nutmeg, clove, black pepper, chilli powder)
- 250g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 1 courgette
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 80g baby spinach
- 120g S Wholewheat Giant Couscous (Wheat, Mustard, Soya) (Whole WHEAT Flour (100%))
Nutritional Information
Calories: 471
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 59g
Fat: 8.0g
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Middle Eastern spice mix (galangal, cinnamon, ginger, pimento, cardamom, kalonji seeds, lavender flower, coriander, cassia, cumin, mace, nutmeg, clove, black pepper, chilli powder)
- 500g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 1 courgette
- 2 onion
- 2 pepper
- 2 handful of fresh coriander
- 160g baby spinach
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 240g S Wholewheat Giant Couscous (Wheat, Mustard, Soya) (Whole WHEAT Flour (100%))
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
Nutritional Information
Calories: 461
Protein: 39g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 7.8g
Aromatic beef kofta & giant couscous tabbouleh
Lightly spiced beef kofta, a chunky courgette, onion, pepper and tomato sauce, a herb-packed tabbouleh of giant couscous... this Middle Eastern-inspired feast has it all! And thanks to our super streamlined steps you'll be sitting down to devour within 30 mins. You're welcome!
Cook time:
30 mins
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Food group:
Beef
Allergens: Wheat
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1x mixing bowl
- 1x large non-stick frying pan
- 1x saucepan
Prep your kofta & veg
- In a bowl, mix a quarter of the spice into the mince. Lightly season to taste with salt and, using your hands, shape into 10 even-sized ovals (20 for 4 portions).
- Halve the courgette lengthways and slice into ½cm half-moons. Peel and thinly slice the onions, then deseed and thinly slice the peppers.
Time to fry!
- Spritz a non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Fry the kofta for 2 mins, until browned.
- Tip in the veg and fry for 5-7 mins.
Simmer the sauce
- Squeeze in the ginger & garlic paste, scatter in the remaining spice mix and cook for 1 min.
- Pour in the passata and 150ml water. Simmer for 5-7 mins, until the sauce reduces slightly and the kofta are cooked.
Cook the couscous
- Meanwhile, cook the couscous in boiling water for 8-9 mins, then drain.
- Finely chop the parsley, coriander and spinach.
- Stir the herbs and spinach through the couscous.
Dish up
- Serve the kofta with the couscous tabboleh.