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Mini meatballs in a baked bean sauce with leafy green salad and crusty bread

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500g beef mince
    • 2 onions, chopped
    • 1 carrot, grated
    • ½ cup breadcrumbs
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 1 egg
    • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 1 capsicum, chopped
    • spray oil
    • 1 can light baked beans
    • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
    • 400g can tomatoes
    • 250g snow peas
    • 130g bag spinach
    • 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese
    • 1 loaf crusty bread
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Mix mince, 1 chopped onion, carrot, breadcrumbs, cumin, egg and salt and pepper to taste. Shape in small meatballs and gently fry in a non-stick pan. Cook in batches and place on paper towel once cooked. Set aside.

    2 Gently fry remaining chopped onion, garlic and capsicum with some oil spray. Add baked beans, paprika and tomatoes to pan with meatballs and leave to simmer for 15 minutes.

    3 Meanwhile, mix snow peas, spinach and parmesan together to make a salad. Serve meatballs with crusty bread and salad.

    HFG tip

    NZ Nutrition Foundation schools competition: recipe from winner of ‘Beef & Lamb NZ – Meat in a Flash’ category, Lotte Hart of Remuera Intermediate

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