Low-calorie lunch recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has potato, olive oil, meatball, onion, garlic clove, rosemary, passata, frozen pea and parmesan.
Speedy meatball stew
Course: Low-calorie lunch
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- Parmesan: few parmesan shavings, to serve (optional)
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Onion: 1 onion, chopped
- Passata: 560ml jar passata
- Frozen Pea: 200g frozen pea
- Rosemary: 1 tbsp chopped rosemary
- Potato: 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes
- Meatball: 250g small lean beef meatball
Directions
- Boil the potatoes for 10 mins until tender. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan. Season the meatballs, then brown them all over for about 5 mins. Remove from the pan, drain off any excess fat, then add the onion, garlic and rosemary. Fry gently for 5 mins.
- Add passata to the pan, bring to a simmer, then add the meatballs. Simmer for 5 mins or until everything is cooked through. Add the potatoes and peas, then simmer for 1 min. Pack into a flask or reheat at work, add Parmesan, if using, and eat with good crusty bread.
