Dinner · 50 min · russian

Tefteli in Tomato Sauce

This is the kind of Russian dinner you’ll make on repeat — ground beef and rice, 50 minutes, big payoff. At 440 calories and 26g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1/2 cup Rice
• 1 Onion
• 1 Eggs
• 2 cups Tomato sauce
• 1 cup Beef stock
• 1 Carrots
• 1/4 cup Sour cream
• 2 tbsp Dill

Steps

1. Mix the beef with parboiled rice, grated onion, egg, salt, and pepper; roll into golf-ball-sized meatballs.
2. Brown the tefteli in a hot pan in batches — color on the outside means flavor in the sauce.
3. Soften grated carrot in the same pan, then pour in the tomato sauce and stock.
4. Nestle the meatballs into the sauce, cover, and simmer 25 minutes until cooked through and the sauce thickens.
5. Swirl in the sour cream off the heat for a silky, blushing sauce.
6. Serve over buckwheat or mashed potatoes with dill and extra sauce spooned over.

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