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Potato Boats with Freekeh

1 hServes 4Nutri-Score B€€
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what you need

Ingredients

4 people
  • potatoes (washed, halved lengthwise and hollowed into boats)Produce4 pieces
  • freekeh (rinsed and drained)Grains200 g
  • onion (finely chopped)Produce1 piece
  • minced meat (lean beef or lamb)Meat250 g
  • olive oil (for frying and brushing)Pantry45 ml
  • seven spice (ground)Spices5 g
  • cinnamon (ground)Spices2 g
  • black pepper (ground)Spices2 g
  • salt (to taste)Spices8 g
  • vegetable stock (hot)Pantry500 ml
  • mozzarella (grated)Dairy150 g
  • parsley (chopped, to garnish)Produce15 g

per serving

Nutrition

361kcal

Carbs
44 g
Proteins
16 g
Fat
14 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Oven
  • Baking dish
  • Frying pan
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl

step by step

Method

  1. Prepare the potato boats

    • Halve the potatoes lengthwise, scoop out the flesh leaving a shell and reserve the flesh.
    • Brush the shells with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.
    • Place in a baking dish and bake at 200 °C until tender and golden.
    Step 1
  2. Cook the freekeh

    • Rinse the freekeh and drain well.
    • Soften half of the onion in olive oil in a saucepan.
    • Add the freekeh, season with salt and seven spice, pour in the hot stock and simmer covered until tender.
    Step 2
  3. Make the meat filling

    • Fry the remaining onion in olive oil until translucent.
    • Add the minced meat, cinnamon, seven spice, salt and black pepper and cook until browned.
    • Stir in the reserved potato flesh and cook until softened.
    Step 3
  4. Fill and bake the boats

    • Spoon the meat filling into the potato shells.
    • Top with grated mozzarella.
    • Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
    Step 4
  5. Serve

    • Serve the potato boats over the freekeh, garnished with chopped parsley.
    Step 5