Blended mince and mushroom meatballs
Hidden veggies round out these beef meatballs
4
Serves
10 mins
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Meadow Mushrooms
So simple to make, so easy to flavour as you wish, and terrific to make in advance and freeze. Meatballs are ideal as tapas, an entrée, or as a hearty meal. This recipe adds a delicious twist to this family favourite by including a mince and mushroom blend, making it a healthy meal for the whole family.
This is a fantastic way to get kids to eat more veggies – once they are grated into the mince they virtually disappear.
Recipe courtesy of Meadow Mushrooms.
So simple to make, so easy to flavour as you wish, and terrific to make in advance and freeze. Meatballs are ideal as tapas, an entrée, or as a hearty meal. This recipe adds a delicious twist to this family favourite by including a 50/50 mince and mushroom blend, making it a healthy meal for the whole family. This is a fantastic way to get kids to eat more veggies – once they are grated into the sauce they virtually disappear. Recipe courtesy of Meadow Mushrooms.
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Ingredients
Meatballs
350g Quality Mark beef mince
blended with mushrooms
150g Meadow Mushrooms
blended with mince
½ onion
grated
1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp parsley
finely chopped
1 egg
beaten
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
Method
To Make Meatballs
1
If you are going to fry your meatballs, start with a 30/70 blend of mushrooms to mince or up the quantity of breadcrumbs to 2 cups per 200g as the mixture needs to be a bit stiffer for ease of frying.
2
Finely chop the mushrooms (or blitz in the blender) to replicate mince, then combine with mince, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper in a bowl mixing well with your hands.
3
Shape into golf ball sized balls. Recipe should make around 20.
4
To cook, you can either fry in a pan with olive oil for about 5 minutes, until cooked through. Or drop into a simmering sauce of your choice, for 5 minutes to poach, turning once.
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Nutrition Information per Serving (249g)
This dish is packed with iron, zinc and vitamin B12 contributing to immunity and energy levels.
Energy
1216kJ (290 kcal)
Protein
25.4g
Total Fat
8.4g
Saturated Fat
3.1g
Carbs
26.3g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
350mg
Iron
4.1mg
Zinc
4.6mg
Vitamin B12
1.4µg
