

Beef and zucchini meatballs
Ingredients
- 300g sweet potato/ kumarasweet-potatoX, 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/ courgettezucchiniXszucchini, summer squashX, coarsely grated
- ¹⁄³ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- ¼ cup store-bought pesto
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Instructions
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.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 550cal
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Kilojoules 2300kJ
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Protein 33.8g
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Total fat 27.0g
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–Saturated fat 6.6g
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Carbohydrates 38.6g
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–Sugars 14.8g
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Dietary fibre 8.8g
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Sodium 293mg
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Calcium 213mg
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Iron 4.1mg
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