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Sheet Pan Harissa Meatballs and Cabbage

Sheet Pan Harissa Meatballs with Cabbage
  • Serves: 8
  • Prep Time:  25 min
  • Cook Time:  35 min

Ingredients

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup plain bread crumbs (or gluten free bread crumbs)
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • ¼ cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 3 tsp salt, divided
  • 1 head green cabbage, cut into 1-inch wedges
  • 7 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1/4 cup harissa
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup fresh mint
  • Yogurt, for serving (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
  2. In a large bowl combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, cumin, parsley, garlic, smoked paprika and 2 teaspoons of salt. Using your hands form meatballs the size of golf balls, about 2 tablespoons each, and arrange on an oiled baking sheet pan.
  3. Arrange the cabbage wedges on the sheet pan in between the meatballs and brush both meatballs and cabbage with 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle cabbage with remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes.
  5. While the cabbage and meatballs are baking, make the harissa sauce by combining harissa, remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.
  6. After 30 minutes, remove sheet pan from oven and brush meatballs with harissa sauce. Place sheet pan back in oven and cook for another 5 minutes.
  7. Top with fresh mint. Serve with optional yogurt and Enjoy!