These Meatballs Are a Miracle! With Vegetables & Lentils – So Juicy, Warm & Perfect for Winter

A warm winter dish you simply have to love! Juicy meatballs, aromatic vegetables, lentils, and a rich broth – this recipe is perfect for cold days and tastes like "real home cooking." It's affordable, filling, full of flavor, and guaranteed to become a new favorite in your kitchen. Ideal for families, meal prep, or a cozy dinner.

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 1 carrot
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 heaping tbsp tomato paste
• 100 ml beef broth
• 1 red onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 650 g ground beef
• 1 bunch parsley
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs and salt
• Black pepper
• Oregano
• 2 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp Parmesan
• 1 cup red lentils
• 750 ml beef broth
• Juice of half a lemon

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the carrot, bell pepper, celery stalk, onion, and 2 garlic cloves until soft.
2. Add 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder and 1 heaping tbsp tomato paste, stir briefly.
3. Pour in 100 ml beef broth and let it simmer.
4. In a bowl, mix the red onion, 2 garlic cloves, 650 g ground beef, 1 bunch parsley, 3 tbsp breadcrumbs, salt, black pepper, oregano, 2 tbsp milk, and 2 tbsp Parmesan until combined.
5. Form the mixture into meatballs.
6. Add the meatballs to the pot with the vegetables and broth.
7. Add 1 cup red lentils and 750 ml beef broth to the pot.
8. Simmer everything together until the lentils and meatballs are cooked through and tender.
9. Finish with the juice of half a lemon before serving.

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