Name: Mini meatballs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 125.00 ml lentils red; 400.00 g beef mince topside; 1.00 onion chopped; 0.50 peppers finely chopped; 5.00 ml garlic cloves, finely chopped; 10.00 ml dried mixed herbs; 50.00 ml tomato sauce; 1.00 eggs lightly whisked; 2.00 ml salt; 0.00 black pepper freshly ground; 180.00 ml oat bran

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Ingredients (11)

125.00 ml	lentils — red
400.00 g	beef mince — topside
1.00	onion — chopped
0.50	peppers — finely chopped
5.00 ml	garlic — cloves, finely chopped
10.00 ml	dried mixed herbs
50.00 ml	tomato sauce
1.00	eggs — lightly whisked
2.00 ml	salt
0.00	black pepper — freshly ground
180.00 ml	oat bran

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 200 &degC.
Cook the lentils in boiling water until tender and drain well.
Mix the cooked lentils with the remaining ingredients, adding enough oat bran to form meatballs.
Make 24 meatballs and arrange them on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake for about 40 minutes or until done but not dry.
Turn them halfway through the cooking time.
Serve as a snack with sweet chilli sauce or a dip made of equal quantities of low-fat mayonnaise and chutney.
Hint: Use the mixture to make large hamburgers.

Nutritional value per meatball
Fat 2 g; Energy 251 kJ.