CHORIZO MEATBALLS WITH FETA CHEESE

 

Meatballs needn’t be boring, whatever the season. A simple one dish meal inspired by Cathy Henton.  Serve chorizo meat balls as an all-in-one traybake with new potatoes, crumbly feta,red onion, and cherry tomatoes for a simple mid week super.

So easy to prepare and cook – very tasty indeed.

This simple one is a winner!

INGREDIENTS

500 g new potatoes 500g, cut into quarters
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion
200 g cherry tomatoes halved
200 g feta pack, crumbled
40g breadcrumbs
flat-leaf parsley a handful of leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon of black olives

MEATBALLS

300g cooking chorizo  skinned and finely chopped
1 egg
1 preserved lemon rind finely chopped
1 garlic clove crushed1 small onion  grated
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180° C

Par boil the potatoes.

Meanwhile, put all the meatball ingredients into a bowl, season, and mix until well combined. Shape the mixture into small meatballs.

Then add along with the potatoes and red onion, into a roasting tin. Bake for 15 minutes, then add the tomatoes feta, and the black olives. Bake for a further 10-15 minutes or until the tomatoes start to soften and the feta is starting to melt and turn pale golden.

Scatter with the parsley.

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