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Chicken meatballs in smoky tomato and eggplant sauce

Chicken meatballs in smoky tomato and eggplant sauce
4.1 191 ratings
Prep. 10 min
Total 50 min
6 portions
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Ingredients

Meatballs
  • zucchini cut into pieces (3 cm)
    1
  • spring onions/shallots cut into quarters
    4
  • garlic cloves
    2
  • fresh coriander leaves only
    3 sprigs
  • fresh mint leaves only
    3 sprigs
  • chicken mince
    750 g
  • egg
    1
  • chilli powder (optional)
    ¼ tsp
  • ground cumin
    1 tsp
  • sea salt
    ¾ tsp
  • ground black pepper
    ½ tsp
Tomato and Eggplant sauce
  • olive oil plus extra to grease
    40 g
  • brown onion cut into quarters
    150 g
  • garlic cloves
    2
  • ground smoked paprika
    2 tsp
  • canned diced tomatoes
    200 g
  • dried oregano
    1 tsp
  • dry white wine
    100 g
  • tomato paste
    30 g
  • sea salt
    1 tsp
  • ground black pepper
    ½ tsp
  • Vegetable stock paste to taste (see Tips)
    2 tsp
  • eggplant diced into cubes (2 cm)
    1
  • water
    500 g
Risoni
  • white sugar
    1 tsp
  • dried risoni pasta
    250 g
  • olive oil
    3 tsp
  • fresh parsley leaves
    3 sprigs
  • Danish feta
    220 g
  • Greek yoghurt
    150 g
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice
    20 g
  • ground black pepper
    ¼
  • fresh coriander leaves only, to garnish

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 1014.3 mg
Protein 38.4 g
Calories 2594.4 kJ / 620.1 kcal
Fat 28.9 g
Fibre 7 g
Saturated Fat 10 g
Carbohydrates 50.6 g

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