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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350º. | 2. Meatballs: In a bowl, combine the turkey, bread crumbs, half the garlic, 3 Tsp of mint, parsley, paprika, cumin, cloves, cayenne, the 3/4 teaspoons salt and the 1/2 tsp black pepper. Mix well. Divide the mixture into 24 equal portions and form each into a meatball. Place on a baking sheet (cover with foil to speed clean up) and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. | 3. Meanwhile, remove and discard any damaged lentils or stones. Rinse the lentils. Set aside. (Soaking lentils in water will speed up their cooking time. If you do, drain them before cooking). | 4. In a large saute pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion, carrot and the remaining garlic and saute, stirring until the onion is soft, about 10 minutes. Add the lentils, 1 cup of the reserved tomato juice and the chicken stock and simmer gently, uncovered, until the lentils are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Keep tasting the lentils to make sure they are cooked enough. | 5. Chop enough tomatoes to measure 1 cup; reserve the remaining tomatoes for another meal. Add the meatballs and chopped tomatoes to the lentils and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, or increase the heat by adding more cayenne (or hot paprika if you have some). | 6. Ladle into bowls, garnish with remaining 5 Tblsps of mint (or parsley) and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
turkey	1	lb	ground uncooked	648.2681	0.5893	98.1016	25.5681
breadcrumb	1	cup	unseasoned	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	4			-	-	-	-
mint	8	tablespoons	chopped	20.064	3.835	1.5002	0.3329
italian parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
cumin	3/4	teaspoon	ground	5.9063	0.6968	0.2805	0.3508
clove	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
cayenne pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
salt	3/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
brown lentil	1	cup	drained dried	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
yellow onion	1		diced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
carrot	1		peeled cut	20.5	4.79	0.465	0.12
chicken stock	4	cups		345.6	33.888000000000005	24.191999999999997	11.52
plum tomato	1	can	drained	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.