Carb Smart Double Pork and Spinach Meatballs
with Red Pepper Pesto, Roasted Veggies and Garlic Toast
Tender meatballs float in red pepper pesto with blistered tomatoes and zucchini. Make sure to sop up the sauce with buttery garlic toast.
Carb Smart (50 g carbohydrates or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
500 g
Ground Pork
½ cup
Roasted Pepper Pesto
(Contains Milk May contain Soy, Sulphites)
2 tbsp
Italian Breadcrumbs
(Contains Barley, Milk, Oats, Rye, Sesame, Soy, Wheat May contain Egg)
¼ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Zucchini
56 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta Roll
(Contains Barley, Wheat May contain Soy, Walnuts, Sesame)
113 g
Baby Tomatoes
1 tsp
Garlic Salt
(May contain Wheat, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Tree nuts)
Not included in your delivery
2 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
1 tbsp
Oil*
0.1 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Prick tomatoes with fork.
- Roughly chop spinach, then finely chop only 1 tbsp (2 tbsp).
- Cut zucchini into1/4-inch quarter-moons.
- Halve ciabatta. Arrange on an unlined baking sheet, cut-side up.
- Spread 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) butter on rolls. Season with 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) garlic salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Add pork, finely chopped spinach, Italian breadcrumbs and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) garlic salt to a large bowl. Season with pepper, then combine.
- Roll mixture into 16 (36) equal-sized meatballs.
- Arrange meatballs on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in the middle of the oven until golden-brown and cooked through, 12-14 min.**
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then zucchini and baby tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are blistered and zucchini is tender, 4-5 min. (NOTE: Don't overcrowd the pan; cook in 2 batches for 4 ppl, using 1 tbsp oil per batch.) Season with salt and pepper.
- Add red pepper pesto, 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) water and roughly chopped spinach. Cook, stirring often, until spinach is wilted, 1-2 min.
- Remove the pan from heat.
- Toast rolls in the middle of the oven until golden-brown, 2-4 min. (TIP: Keep an eye on buns so they don't burn.)
- Add meatballs to the pan with sauce, then toss to combine.
- Cut ciabatta into points.
- Divide veggies, meatballs and ciabatta between plates.
- Sprinkle feta over top.
If you've opted for double pork, add an extra 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt to the pork mixture. Roll mixture into 16 (32) equal-sized meatballs.
