Rhian shares one of her favourite family friendly lamb recipes that is easy and tasty
I love to make healthy food - I am a big believer in food as medicine and what we put into our body will affect our output and health - and this really is the cornerstone of Zing Wellbeing.
And I also love to make healthy recipes that my kids will eat and love too.
I have 2 growing boys so fueling them good food is at the top of my list of priorities too!
So today I am sharing one of our family friendly recipes and this one is a lamb recipe. You may have seen it posted in the Zing Wellbeing support groups too as it is a TOTAL WINNER and loved by everyone who makes it!
This lamb recipe is from our hormone balancing meal plan and is so good for our body as well as being a delicious tortilla recipe.
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Lamb Tortillas are packed full of healthy ingredients and so tasty the whole family will love them!
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Lamb Tabbouleh Tortillas
Serves 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- 300g lamb mince
- 1 tsp Moroccan spice mix
- 4 wholemeal tortillas
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tomato, finely diced
- ½ red onion, finely diced
- 1 cup parsley, finely diced
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup tzatziki
Method
- Add the quinoa, lamb and Moroccan spice blend to a bowl and mix well to combine.
- Place about 4 tbsp. of lamb mixture onto each tortilla and press to spread, covering the surface.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook the tortillas, lamb side down, for two to three minutes until crispy. Flip the tortilla and cook for one more minute.
- While the lamb tortilla is cooking, mix together tomato, onion, parsley and lemon juice. Season well.
- Remove tortilla from the pan and top with salad mix and tzatziki.
Health benefits of this recipe
Lamb provides essential nutrients like protein, vitamins, B12, B6, iron, niacin, zinc and selenium. It is easier to digest than some of the other meat proteins and is full of healthy fats including omega-3 fatty acids.
Parsley helps promote efficient digestion, supports liver health and bacterial health and may assist in relieving indigestion.
Tomatoes are high in fibre and antioxidants including lycopene which helps support gut health. Proper digestion and gut health are essential for healthy hormones.
Nutritional value per serve
- 368 Kcal
- 23g Fat
- 25g Carbs
- 5g Fibre
- 15g Protein
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