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Cajun meatballs
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Cajun meatballs

16 ingredients 15 min + 35 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Cajun meatballs

Love meatballs? Try this low-calorie recipe that uses turkey mince, served in a hot pepper sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1192
Calories
53g
Protein
31g
Fat
172g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 400g can plum tomatoes
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • dash of Tabasco sauce or hot pepper sauce
  • 4 spring onions , finely sliced
  • handful coriander , roughly chopped
  • rice or mash , to serve
  • 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 500g pack turkey mince
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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