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Lentil Meatballs with Ground Beef - Healthy Meatball Recipe

Lentil Meatballs with Ground Beef - Healthy High Protein

These lentil meatballs with ground beef and kidney beans are high in protein and flavour. Either in a sandwich or over rice these balls pair perfectly with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Supper
Cuisine American, Italian, Mediterranean, north american
Servings 6
Calories 344 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 sauce pan
  • 1 frying pan
  • 2 baking sheets

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs ground beef cook before
  • 1/2 cup uncooked brown lentils cook before
  • 1 can kidney beans
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup Nutrition Yeast (nooch)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 tsp thyme dried
  • 1 tsp oregano dried
  • 1 tbsp all purpose seasoning with salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400℉ and spray baking sheet with oil.
  • Cook brown lentils and let cool.
  • Cook/brown ground beef and let cool.
  • In a large bowl, mash up brown lentils and kidney beans until they form a paste - some whole beans are okay.
  • Add in the rest of the ingredients (ground beef, onion, garlic, bread crumbs, nooch, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil and seasonings), and mix well with your hands until well incorporated. Add a little bit more bread crumbs if you feel your unable to form balls with your mixture.
  • Roll the mixture into balls around the size of a golf ball - does not need to be perfect. You will get 20-24 depending on how big you make the balls.
  • Coat the meatballs with a little bit of oil and bake for 25 minutes - flipping halfway.
  • While the meatballs are cooking, make the tomato sauce and or rice to plate it with.
  • When the meatballs are done, if creating a sandwich spoon a generous amount of sauce on the bottom of the bread, put your desired amount of meatballs (3-4), cover with mozzarella cheese, place more sauce on top before closing the sandwich. If serving over rice, place on top of rice, cover with cheese then cover with the hot tomato sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 4meatballsCalories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 26gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 581mgPotassium: 479mgFiber: 8gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 23mg
Keyword ground beef meatballs, healthy meatball recipe, healthy meatballs, lentil meatballs
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