Greek Meatballs with Orzo and Confit Cherry Tomatoes Pesto Style

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Enjoy Greek meatballs with orzo in a pesto-like sauce, combined with confit cherry tomatoes. A delicious one-pan dish!

Enjoy Greek meatballs with orzo in a pesto-like sauce, combined with confit cherry tomatoes. A delicious one-pan dish!
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Ingredients

What do you need?
Quantity: 4P

Greek Meatballs:
600 g ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 tbsp finely chopped dill
2 tbsp finely chopped mint
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 block of feta, crumbled
Pepper and salt (to taste)

Orzo:
250 g orzo
700 ml chicken or vegetable broth

Confit Tomatoes Pesto:
1 kg cherry tomatoes (in various colors)
0.5 bulb of garlic, halved
1 sprig of rosemary
1 tbsp olive oil
75 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
0.5 bunch of basil
1/4 lemon (juice)
40 g pine nuts
Pepper and salt (to taste)

Greek Meatballs:
600 g ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 tbsp finely chopped dill
2 tbsp finely chopped mint
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 block of feta, crumbled
Pepper and salt (to taste)

Orzo:
250 g orzo
700 ml chicken or vegetable broth

Confit Tomatoes Pesto:
1 kg cherry tomatoes (in various colors)
0.5 bulb of garlic, halved
1 sprig of rosemary
1 tbsp olive oil
75 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
0.5 bunch of basil
1/4 lemon (juice)
40 g pine nuts
Pepper and salt (to taste)

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Confit Tomatoes: Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Place the cherry tomatoes, halved garlic bulb, and rosemary sprigs in a large baking dish. Mix with olive oil and season with pepper and salt.

Roast the tomatoes in the oven for 35 minutes.

Squeeze the soft garlic from the skin and mix it with the tomatoes.

Greek Meatballs: Mix the ground beef with eggs, breadcrumbs, dill, mint, oregano, garlic powder, feta, pepper, and salt. Form into meatballs.

Heat some olive oil in a large pan and brown the meatballs all around. Set them aside.

Orzo and Sauce: Finely chop an onion and sauté it in the same pan where you cooked the meatballs. Add an extra splash of olive oil if needed.

Add the orzo to the onion and deglaze with the broth. Let it cook for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, grate the Parmesan cheese and chop the basil finely.

Add the confit tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, chopped basil, pine nuts, and the meatballs to the orzo. Season with pepper and salt.

Let everything simmer gently under a lid for another 5 minutes.

Serving: Serve the dish with fresh basil leaves. If you like a bit of heat, you can add a finely chopped chili pepper to the sauce.

Tips

No extra tips needed, Just Enjoy!

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