Moroccan chicken meatballs with minty cous cous

Succulent chicken meatballs with Moroccan spices, accompanied with refreshing minted cous cous.

Serves: 4

Preparation time:  25 minutes

Cooking time:  30 minutes

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You will need

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 500g chicken (or turkey) mince
  • 3 tablespoons Moroccan-style tagine paste
  • ½ x 28g pack fresh mint
  • 2 x 390g cartons chopped tomatoes
  • 200g cous cous
  • Flatbread, to serve
  • Lemon wedges, to serve
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Moroccan chicken meatballs with minty cous cous

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan. Grate the carrots and finely chop the onion and fry for 1-2 minutes until softened.
  2. Put the carrots and onion into a large mixing bowl, add the by chicken mince, 2 tablespoons of the tagine paste and half the fresh mint, chopped.
  3. Season and mix everything together well. Shape the mixture into 20 meatballs, add another tablespoon of oil to the pan and cook the meatballs until golden.
  4. Remove the meatballs from the pan and add the chopped tomatoes and the remaining tablespoon of the tagine paste to the frying pan. Stir together and season.
  5. Put the meatballs back into the sauce, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare the cous cous according to the pack instructions and stir through the remainder of the chopped mint.
  7. Serve the meatballs with the minty cous cous, some griddled flat bread and lemon wedges.

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Nutritional information for Moroccan chicken meatballs with minty cous cous

Nutritional information for Moroccan chicken meatballs with minty cous cous

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 617 kcal
Total Fat 22.9g
Saturated Fat 3.9g
Salt 0.64g
Sugar 16.9g

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