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Beef and zucchini meatballs

This mouth-watering dinner uses common ingredients from your kitchen plus has a whopping 6 serves of veg!

  • Hands-on time: 25 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 300g sweet potato/ kumara, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces
  • 600g pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 1 large carrot, coarsely grated
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup parmesan
  • 400g extra lean beef mince
  • 2 zucchini/ courgettes, coarsely grated
  • ¹⁄³ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • ¼ cup store-bought pesto
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Add sweet potato, pumpkin and the carrot to a saucepan of boiling water. Cook for about 12 minutes, or until vegies are tender. Drain well, allowing to steam dry for 5 minutes. Return to the pan, roughly mash with a masher and stir in 1½ tablespoons olive oil, half the parmesan and season with pepper. Keep warm until serving.

    2 Meanwhile, combine the beef mince, zucchini, breadcrumbs, garlic, oregano and half of the parmesan in a bowl. Roll into 20 balls.

    3 Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook meatballs, turning, for 6–8 minutes until golden and cooked through.

    4 Divide mash and meatballs among four plates. Drizzle with pesto, to serve.

    HFG tip

    In the mood to stock up on food? You can freeze these meatballs for up to 3 months before cooking.

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