High protein lunch recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has turkey mince, chilli powder, cinnamon, onion, orange, couscous, chicken stock, olive oil and coriander.
Moroccan turkey meatballs with citrus couscous
Course: High protein lunch
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Chilli Powder: 2 tsp each chilli powder, ground cumin and ground coriander
- Coriander: small bunch coriander, roughly chopped
- Olive Oil: 2 tsp olive oil
- Onion: 1 onion, coarsely grated
- Couscous: 250g couscous
- Cinnamon: 1 tsp cinnamon
- Chicken Stock: 250ml hot chicken stock
- Orange: zest 1 orange, then peeled and orange segments chopped
- Turkey Mince: 500g pack turkey mince
Directions
- In a big bowl, mix the mince, spices, onion and orange zest together really well with your hands. Roll the mixture into about 20 walnut-sized meatballs.
- Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over the hot chicken stock, cover with cling film and leave to stand for 10 mins.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. add the meatballs and fry, turning often, for about 12 mins until browned all over and cooked through.
- Fluff the couscous up with a fork, stir in the chopped orange, coriander and some seasoning. Pile onto plates and serve with the meatballs.
