Vegetable Meatball Stew

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• 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
• 400 ml water

• saucepan
• wooden spoon

Add the water and chopped tomatoes to a pan and bring to the boil

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• ½ potato
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 carrot
• ⅓ yellow bell pepper
• 1 onion
• ½ green zucchini
• 6 button mushrooms

• knife

Chop the potato, carrot, celery, bell pepper, zucchini , onion and mushroom; add to the pan as you go along (in that order).

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• 8 meatballs

Place the meatballs in a pre-heated oven and back according to packaging

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• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp Paprika
• 1 stock cube
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano

Add the herbs and spices to the pan and stir in well

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Using a knife, stab one of the potato chunks or carrots to check they are ready. They should be soft, but still retaining shape.

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• ⅓ bag spinach

Add the spinach into the pan and stir in until wilted.

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Serve the stew, and place the meatballs on top.

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Enjoy straight away, or freeze for up to 3 months

Enjoy your meal!