A perfect no fuss, wash less dishes mid week dinner idea!
This would be delish with some low fat garlic bread and/ or veg!
509 calories per portion (serves 2)
P. 35g c: 73g f: 10g
Ingredients
6 x 5% less fat beef meatballs (I used Aldi ones)
1 x red pepper- diced
1 x red onion- diced
250g passatta
8g chipotle pasta
1tsp smoked paprika
Half less salt beef stock cube dissolved in 180ml of water
Half tsp of sugar
10g garlic purée
5 fresh basil leaves- finely sliced
30g 50% less fat mature cheese
20g grated padano (the powder Parmesan cheese)
166g of dried orzo - this will cook to around 300g and it’s the cooked weight cals that matter most.
Method
In a large frying pan sautée and brown the red onion and peppers and meatballs for 10 mins on a low heat. I used 1kcal spray to keep the oil cals down.
Add all the other ingredients except the cheese and cover with a lid for 15 mins. Stir this regularly so the orzo doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
If the mixture becomes too dry before the orzo is cooked add a bit more water and keep an eye on it.
Check the orzo is cooked- I just tasted a tiny bit of the pasta to make sure it was soft.
Finally top with cheese and cover with lid until melted!
And you’re done!
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