Spiced chicken meatballs with orange & chive couscous

Recipes / Meat

For a Moroccan twist on an Italian favourite, add spices and serve with couscous. Citrus-seasoned couscous makes a zingy bed for meatballs with spinach.

Recipe «Spiced chicken meatballs with orange & chive couscous» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 500g chicken mince, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 1 tbsp Middle Eastern spice mix, 1 tbsp olive oil, 540g btl passata , 50g baby spinach leaves, 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted, 375ml water , 80ml fresh orange juice, 1 Massel chicken style stock cube, crumbled, 290g couscous, 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives, 2 tsp finely grated orange rind, Greek-style natural yoghurt, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 500g chicken mince 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 1 tbsp Middle Eastern spice mix 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 540g btl passata 
  • 50g baby spinach leaves 
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted 
  • 375ml water 
  • 80ml fresh orange juice 
  • 1 Massel chicken style stock cube, crumbled 
  • 290g couscous 
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives 
  • 2 tsp finely grated orange rind 
  • Greek-style natural yoghurt, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Combine the mince, garlic and 2 teaspoons of Middle Eastern spice mix in a bowl. Season with pepper. Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls. Place on a plate.
  2. Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the meatballs, turning often, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add the passata and remaining spice mix. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through. Stir in the spinach and pine nuts and cook for 1 minute or until the spinach just wilts.
  3. Meanwhile, place the water, orange juice and stock cube in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat and stir in the couscous. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Use a fork to separate the grains. Stir in the chive and orange rind.
  4. Divide the couscous among serving bowls and top with the meatball and spinach mixture. Serve with yoghurt.