ONE-PAN SPICY MEATBALLS WITH LENTILS AND FENNEL
In this one-pan meal, you get spicy meatballs, savory lentils and sweet fennel that are all perked up with vinegar and parsley. For the speediest meatballs, use uncased bulk Italian sausage, which comes fully seasoned. When cooked at high heat and partly submerged in the chicken stock, the meatballs brown on top and stay moist on the inside - and the lentils soak up the flavorful pork juices. The roasted fennel provides sweetness and echoes the fennel seed in the meatballs, but feel free to use another vegetable that cooks at the same rate, like thinly sliced carrots.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories easy, weeknight, meatballs, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking pan or baking dish, gently toss the fennel wedges with the olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper. Roast until golden brown underneath, about 10 minutes. (Fennel will not be tender at this point.)
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, use your hands or a spoon to mix the sausage with the egg until combined. Roll the mixture into 12 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs.
- Add the chicken stock, lentils, garlic and rosemary to the roasted fennel. Stir to combine, then season with 3/4 teaspoon salt. Place the meatballs in the lentil mixture, drizzle the meatballs with olive oil, then roast until the meatballs are browned on top and lentils are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Transfer the meatballs to a plate. Discard the rosemary sprig, then stir in the vinegar, parsley leaves and fennel fronds (reserve a few fronds for garnishing, if desired). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the lentils and any braising liquid onto shallow bowls and top with the meatballs. Garnish with additional parsley leaves and fennel fronds, if desired.
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p@hotmail.co.ukOverall, these meatballs were a good recipe. They were easy to make and they tasted good. I would definitely make them again.
Pepper Lumina
pl@hotmail.comThese meatballs were a bit bland. I think I would add more spices next time.
Jabar Dawson
jabar-d82@yahoo.comI made these meatballs with ground chicken and they were delicious! The sauce was also very flavorful. I will definitely be making this recipe again.
Amy Inness
amy.inness@gmail.comThese meatballs were a bit too spicy for me, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best meatballs he's ever had.
Rosemary Mejia
mejia61@gmail.comI'm not a big fan of fennel, but I still enjoyed these meatballs. The sauce was delicious and the lentils added a nice texture.
cassie jones
cassie_jones6@hotmail.comThese meatballs were easy to make and very flavorful. I served them with spaghetti and they were a big hit with my family.
Halie Smith
smith.halie22@aol.comDelicious! I made these meatballs for a party and they were a hit. Everyone loved them.
pearil enterprises
pearil@hotmail.comThe meatballs were a bit dry, but the sauce was flavorful. I think I would add more liquid to the meatballs next time.
caleb herr
caleb_herr42@hotmail.comThese meatballs were easy to make and so tasty! I used ground turkey instead of beef and they were still delicious. The lentils and fennel added a nice touch. I will definitely be making these again.
Sharon Keene
s1@gmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the meatballs turned out perfectly. They were juicy and flavorful, and the sauce was delicious. I served them over rice and everyone at the table loved them.
soelwin tun
s@yahoo.comThese spicy meatballs were a hit with my family! The lentils and fennel added a unique flavor that we all loved. I will definitely be making this dish again.