Smart Sweet and Smoky Glazed Beef Meatballs
with Apple, Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Cranberry spread and chipotle sauce are the secret ingredients in these succulent meatballs. Paired with a crunchy apple, cucumber and tomato salad, it's a simple yet satisfying supper.
Carb Smart (50 g carbohydrates or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount.
Calorie Smart (650kcal or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount.
Ingredients: Ground beef • Gala apple • Spinach • Roma tomatoes • Cucumber • Cranberry spread (sugars (sugar, concentrated cranberry juice), water, sweetened dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, vegetable oil), pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate) • Chipotle sauce (water, canola and/or soybean oil, sugars (sugar, fancy molasses), tomato paste, vinegar, salt, dehydrated garlic, chili powder, sour cream powder [modified milk ingredients, bacterial culture, lactic acid, citric acid, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate], modified corn starch, frozen egg yolk, lactic acid, buttermilk powder, onion powder, mustard flour, ancho chili pepper, smoked paprika, concentrated lemon juice, paprika oleoresin, polysorbate 60, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, calcium disodium EDTA, spices, spice extract) (milk, soy, egg, mustard) • Salad topping mix (cranberries, sunflower oil, cane sugar, roasted sunflower seeds, roasted salted soya nuts, pepitas seeds, soybean oil and/or canola) (soy) • Panko breadcrumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt) (wheat) • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • BBQ seasoning (sugar (sugar, maltodextrin, brown sugar, molasses powder), salt, tomato powder, paprika powder, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, worcestershire sauce powder (maltodextrin, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices(celery seed), tamarind, natural flavor, sulphite), silicon dioxide), canola oil, citric acid, herbs, sodium diacetate, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), natural flavor) (sulphites).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef
1 unit(s)
Gala Apple
113 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Tomato
1 unit(s)
Mini Cucumber
0.17 cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains Wheat May contain Wheat, Gluten)
28 g
Salad Topping Mix
(Contains Soy May contain Sulphites, Tree nuts, Gluten, Milk, Egg, Peanuts, Mustard, Wheat, Soy, Sesame)
2 tbsp
Chipotle Sauce
(Contains Egg, Milk, Mustard, Soy May contain Sulphites, Tree nuts, Fish, Wheat, Egg, Sesame, Gluten, Mustard, Soy, Crustaceans, Milk)
2 tbsp
Cranberry Spread
(May contain Milk, Wheat, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Sulphites, Sesame, Crustaceans, Soy, Gluten, Tree nuts)
1 tbsp
BBQ Seasoning
(Contains Sulphites May contain Sulphites, Sesame, Milk, Mustard, Wheat, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Triticale, Soy)
1 tbsp
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
1.5 tbsp
Oil*
0.31 tsp
Salt*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Core apple. Coarsely grate half the apple. Cut remaining apple into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Transfer grated apple to a strainer. Using your hands, squeeze out any liquid. Set aside.
- Halve cucumbers lengthwise, then cut into thin half-moons.
- Cut tomato into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add beef, panko, BBQ Seasoning, grated apple and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt to a medium bowl. Season with pepper, then combine.
- Using damp hands, roll mixture into 8 equal-sized meatballs (16 meatballs for 4 ppl) .
- Arrange meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
- Roast in the middle of the oven, until golden-brown and cooked through, 12-14 min.**
- Add vinegar, 1 tsp (2 tsp) cranberry spread, 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar and 1 1/2 tbsp (3 tbsp) oil to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
- Add remaining apples to the bowl with dressing.
- When meatballs are almost done, heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, add chipotle sauce, remaining cranberry spread and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water.
- Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly, 1-2 min.
- Add meatballs. Cook, stirring occasionally, until coated, 30 sec.
- Add spinach, tomatoes and cucumbers to the bowl with apples and dressing. Toss to coat.
- Divide meatballs and salad between plates.
- Spoon any remaining sauce from the pan over meatballs.
- Sprinkle salad topping mix over salad.
If you've opted to get beef, prep and cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to prep and cook the turkey.**