Pesto meatballs with tomato salad and labneh from What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking (page 122) by Caroline Chambers

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    Can substitute pita bread for sourdough.

  • alexandra_zpdtlt on May 22, 2026

    Used Greek yogurt and salt instead of labneh. I would also bake the meatballs instead of cooking them on the stovetop - less mess, less hands on time letting you start the salad without having to rotate the meatballs.

  • averythingcooks on November 22, 2025

    I used a mix of ground beef & Italian sausage for these meatballs to use in a cheesy pan with red sauce. These were good (the pesto really does some work here) but next time I would start with 1/2 the salt before my usual test fry...perhaps my homemade is heavier on the salty cheese than commercial stuff?

  • SpatulaCity on April 02, 2025

    So yummy! Substituted turkey for the beef. I could see some sizzled cumin seeds being good here and some cilantro or a cilantro pesto being extra tasty as well.

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