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September 16, 2025
Tray bake dinner: Lamb kofta meatballs Recipe
This tray bake dinner combines superbly spiced lamb kofta meatballs with vibrant roast greens for a Center Jap dinner that’s as versatile as it’s scrumptious. Stuff into heat flatbreads, make couscous or rice bowls, or serve with roasted cauliflower for a considerable low-carb salad meal!
There’s quite a bit much less sheet pan dinner recipes on my web site than one would count on for somebody who tells “everybody” that she principally shares dinner recipes. It’s as a result of I’m a little bit fussy about them. I discover that in the event you toss every thing – meat and greens – in the identical seasonings, every thing comes out tasting the same-same.
Which is ok every so often. However I get bored shortly.
However this meatball tray bake? Something however boring!! Assume – your favorite boldly spiced lamb koftas, in meatball type, with a pile of vibrant capsicum and purple onion. All baked on the identical tray. The odor when that is within the oven is unbelievable!! It’s the cinnamon. Signature Center Jap spice.
Stuff in heat pita breads, make rice or couscous bowls or an enormous low-carb heat salad!
Right here’s what you should make this tray bake dinner.
Kofta meatballs
These are the identical elements utilized in skewered lamb koftas.
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Lamb mince (floor lamb) – Whereas lamb is a favorite in Center Jap delicacies and simply goes so properly with the spice combine, these meatballs are additionally terrific made with beef. Chicken and turkey would even be good however you’ll want so as to add a little bit additional breadcrumbs else the combination is just too unfastened.
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Onion – Use a field grater to shred it so that you don’t have to cook dinner the onion individually earlier than including into the combination. Additionally, the onion juices simply make the meatballs tastier!
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Panko breadcrumbs – Provides bulk and absorbs moisture so the combination isn’t too moist to type meatballs. Panko breadcrumbs are simple to search out nowadays within the Asian and breadcrumb aisle of grocery shops. Bizarre breadcrumbs (smaller and finer, like sand) will also be used however the meatballs won’t be fairly as tender.
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Garlic – Very uncommon to search out savoury dishes on my web site that don’t contain garlic!
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Spices – Basic Center Jap spices: cumin, coriander, paprika (I exploit common however smoked can be pretty), cinnamon (Center Jap secret ingredient!) and cayenne pepper. These meatballs are mildly spicy so be at liberty to cut back or omit the cayenne pepper.
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Coriander/cilantro – For a touch of freshness and for visible functions too. Substitute with parsley.
The greens
For the greens, you can actually use any roast-able greens you need. I opted for capsicum / bell peppers for a splash of color and likewise as a result of I like that they’re simple to chop into strips for simple of stuffing into flatbreads.
Sauce choices
The meatballs are pictured in put up drizzled with Tahini Sauce which is a broadly used sauce in Center Easter delicacies. The nutty flavour and creamy texture goes so properly with the spice flavour of the meatballs and simply provides that additional contact to take this from tasty to OMG gawd that is soooo gooood!! (Which is the bar to which I goal!)
Being a sauce I exploit fairly recurrently in Center Jap recipes, I lastly bought round to writing it up as a separate recipe, so discover the Tahini Sauce recipe right here. The opposite sauce choice is Lemon Yogurt Sauce which can also be on-point for Center Jap meals – use the sauce on this recipe.
For the only choice (and all of us have these days), only a dollop of plain yogurt will work fantastic, or perhaps a squeeze of lemon juice.
The one distinction between making regular Moroccan meatballs and this one is that you simply don’t have to cope with cleansing up the range splatter. I do know which one I’m making tonight! 🙂
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Toss the greens with salt, pepper and olive oil.
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Combine the lamb kofta meatball combination in a bowl together with your fingers. Combine properly to make sure the spices are dispersed evenly all through.
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Roll 16 meatballs. They’re barely on the massive aspect to make sure they don’t dry out when cooked within the oven.
PRO TIP: I exploit an ice cream scoop with a lever to portion out the combination. Then I roll the balls. That is probably the most environment friendly manner I’ve give you to make meatballs – with out resorting to $5,000 meatball making machines (oh sure, they exist!)
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Spray the meatballs generously with oil so they are going to brown within the oven.
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Scatter the greens across the meatballs.
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Bake for quarter-hour, then end with 5 minutes below the grill/broiler to get a little bit of color on the meatballs. 20 minutes is all of the cook dinner time we want for meatballs to cook dinner them by means of with out overcooking them which can make them dismally dry on the within.
You’ll additionally get some good charring on the perimeters of the capsicum, harking back to the flavour we’d’ve achieved if we had cooked these over charcoal which doesn’t occur midweek round these elements!
I promised you flexible, and right here’s proof!
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Wraps / pita pockets (pictured at high of put up) – Stuff the meatballs and greens into heat wraps or pita pockets and drizzle with Tahini Sauce or Lemon Yogurt Sauce (use the one on this recipe). Shredded lettuce and tomato slices are nice extras to bulk it out and (fortunately) cram additional greens into your meal.
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Bowls (pictured above) – Make bowls with a mound of steaming basmati rice or couscous (very on-theme!).
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Heat salad – Make roasted cauliflower (with out the parmesan) and pile onto a plate. Prime with the meatballs and all of the greens, end with a dramatic, beneficiant drizzle of the tahini sauce and a bathe of toasted pinenuts or almond flakes and contemporary coriander/cilantro. Stand again and admire the glittering pile that’s your dinner that occurs to be low-carb and diet packed!
And as I describe that cauliflower salad to you, I’m kicking myself for not having shot it! It was so, so good. Subsequent time! – Johnsat x
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion , grated using a box grater
- 500 g / 1 lb lamb mince (ground lamb), or beef
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (sub regular breadcrumbs)
- 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
- 2 tbsp coriander/cilantro , finely chopped
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp coriander
- 2 tsp paprika (plain, sub smoked)
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper (a bit spicy, reduce to taste or leave out)
- 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 1/2 black pepper
- 1 large red capsicum , deseeded, sliced into 1 cm thick slices
- 1 large yellow capsicum , deseeded, sliced into 1 cm thick slices
- 1 red onion , cut into thin wedges
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp each cooking/kosher salt and pepper
- Olive oil spray (for the meatballs)
- 4 flatbreads or rice, couscous or cauliflower rice
- 1 quantity Tahini sauce or lemon yogurt sauce (or even just plain yogurt)
- 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce (or other leafy greens)
- 2 tomatoes , halved, cut into thin slices
- 1 tbsp coriander/cilantro leaves , finely chopped, optional (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F (180°C fan-forced).
- Kofta meatballs – Place the Kofta ingredients and spices in a bowl. Use your hands to combine thoroughly then roll 16 large-ish meatballs (I scoop all mixture onto a tray, then roll into balls). Spread them out on a large tray.
- Vegetables – Toss the vegetables with the oil, salt and pepper. Scatter around the meatballs.
- Bake – Spray the meatballs with oil. Bake for 15 minutes then switch the oven to the grill/broiler on high. Cook for a further 5 minutes to get some colour on the surface.
- Serve – Sprinkle with the chopped coriander then serve! To make wraps, stuff with lettuce, tomato, meatballs, and the cook capsicum and onion. Drizzle with lots of tahini sauce then tuck in! Other ideas: rice or couscous bowls or big salads – see below.
Notes
SERVING OPTIONS
Wraps – Stuffed in pita bread or flatbreads with lettuce, tomato, drizzled with tahini or yogurt sauce.
Bowls – Make bowls with couscous, rice, cauliflower rice or grains/beans (eg lentils – cook using this method).
Warm salad – a substantial low-carb dinner with a side of roasted cauliflower (bake prior to meatballs).
NOTES
Meat – Lamb is a natural choice for Middle Eastern food but the spice mix is really good with beef too. Chicken will also work but you’ll need to increase the panko else the mixture is a little loose.
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