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Greek Style Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Greek-Style Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

These make a great game-day snack, or perfect for a pasta dinner!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Greek, Italian
Servings 10
Calories 204 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Sun Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Ground lamb
  • ½ cup Water
  • ½ cup Bulgur See note for alternatives
  • ½ cup Flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 Large yellow onion finely chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves minced
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 14 oz Italian plum tomatoes Coarsely chopped
  • 8 oz Tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • Combine the lamb, bulgur, and parsley, half of the onion, one-third of the garlic, the egg, cumin, ½ teaspoon of the salt, and ⅛ teaspoon of the pepper in a bowl. Knead the mixture well, then cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Shape the meat mixture into 20 meatballs. Set aside.
  • In a large pot or roasting pan, combine the oil, remaining onion and garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, cinnamon stick, the remaining ½ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon pepper.
  • Add the meatballs, cover and cook in the Sun Oven until the sauce thickens and the meatballs are cooked, 1 ½ to 2 hours.
  • Remove cinnamon stick. Serve over pasta or with crusty bread.
    Makes 8 main course or 10 appetizer servings

Nutrition

Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 10gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 438mgPotassium: 338mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 710IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2mg
Keyword lamb, meatballs
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