Meatballs, mash and healthy gravy!

I loved this! Such a wholesome dinner!

I made my gravy first!

Then I prepped my meatballs - popped in the oven and made my mash while meatballs were cooking!

Healthy gravy

This was actually pretty straight forward to make and has no animal juices! So you can make it a vegetarian gravy too! I used a chicken stock cube but all you need to do is switched for a vegetable stock cube.

This can also be frozen for 3 months!

51 calories per serving

P:

Ingredients - serves 6

150g white onion- dived

160g peeled carrot- chopped up

40g less sugar and salt ketchup

4 tsp balsamic vinegar

3 x less alt chicken stock cubes dissolved in 1 litre of boiling water

14g plain flour

Method

I used 1 kcal pray and some water while sautéing the vegIn a large pan sautee vegetables and cook them over a medium-high heat for 10-15 mins to brown.

Stir in the ketchup and stir until everything becomes sticky, then splash in the vinegar.

Stir in the stock and season with a pinch of salt, if you like. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 20 mins. Using a hand blender, blitz to create a thin soup-like consistency, then pass through a sieve into another saucepan and bring to the simmer.

Add flour and whisk to remove all lumps and continue to cook until thickened.

Serve straightaway, chill, or freeze for reheating at a later date.

Chicken meatballs

This makes 14 big meatballs

60 calories per meatball

P: 8g F: 2g C: 2g

Ingredients

• 500g lean chicken mince- I got mine from Aldi

• 2 tsp smoked paprika

• 2 tsp dried basil

• 10g garlic purée

• 40g rolled porridge oats

• 20g grand padano cheese (powdered Parmesan)

• Salt and pepper

  
  

Method

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. I used my hands.

I then formed 14 really sized meatballs

Pre heat oven to 200 degrees.

In a large pan using 1kcal spray (track the oil you use separately) I browned all of the meatballs for a few mins Turing then frequently.

I then transferred the meatballs on to a baking tray lined with grease proof paper and popped in the oven for 10-12 mins until cooked through.

Sweet potato mash - serves 4

135 calories per serving

P: 2g C: 23g F: 3g

So so so easy to make and you know exactly what’s in your mash!

Ingredients

650g of peeled sweet potatoes

15g lighter butter (I used norpak)

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Cut potatoes into equal chunks.

Boil until soft. I prick with a fork. Mine took around 10 mins.

Drain. And pop back in pot. Add butter.salt and pepper and mash!