Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi
Lamb meatball & pea pilaf
10 ingredients
10 min + 20 min
Serves 4
openrecipes
Meatballs aren't just for pasta dishes. Experiment with this tasty pilaf - a winner for any meatball fan
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
746
Calories
53g
Protein
23g
Fat
81g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Peppermint | 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
- 400g pack lean minced lamb
- 3 garlic cloves , crushed
- 2 tsp cumin
- 300g basmati rice
- enough lamb or vegetable stock to cover the rice, from a cube is fine
- 300g frozen peas
- zest 2 lemon , juice of 1
- 1⁄2 cucumber , finely chopped or grated
- 150ml pot mild natural yogurt
- small bunch mint , leaves torn
Directions
Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database.
View the full recipe at the original source →
By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
openrecipes