Pesto Meatballs and Couscous

Name: Pesto Meatballs and Couscous
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper; 118 milliliters dried bread crumbs; 283 grams box couscous; 1 large egg; 680 grams ground beef; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3 Tbsps olive oil, plus more for the pan; 177 milliliters store-bought pesto

Pesto Meatballs and Couscous might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 1041 calories, 44g of protein, and 64g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, bread crumbs, ground beef, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat toaster oven to 350 F.

Equipment you will use

Toaster

Oven

Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the oil over the toaster-oven baking tray and tilt to coat. In a large bowl, combine the beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of the pesto, the egg, salt, and pepper. With your hands, mix just until combined. Shape the mixture into 12 meatballs, using about 1/4 cup for each.

Ingredients you will need

Breadcrumbs

Meatballs

Pepper

Pesto

Beef

Salt

Egg

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Toaster

Bowl

Oven

Transfer the meatballs to tray.

Ingredients you will need

Meatballs

Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Meanwhile, prepare the couscous according to the package directions. In a small bowl, combine the remaining pesto and oil. Spoon the mixture over the cooked meatballs and turn to coat. Divide the meatballs and couscous among individual plates and sprinkle with the Parmesan (if using).

Ingredients you will need

Meatballs

Couscous