Country: Lebanon

Country – Lebanese 🇱🇧

Paleo – This traditional meat dish is almost all Paleo on its own. I had to substitute the cracked bulgur wheat 🌾 with almond meal, which does change the original flavor although still very yummy. 😋FODMAP – We took out the onions of course and it was amazing, so I don’t think we’re missing out at all.  I love this dish! ❤️Macros – For such a simple, delicious dish this is unfortunately high in fats, so plan ahead to have very few fats for lunch that day. 😩 Because of this, I listed the nutritional numbers at 8 servings, but really it’s more of 6.

servings & steps

Servings – 6 or 8Ingredients – 2 pounds of ground lamb 4 ounces of almond meal 1 egg½ teaspoon of cinnamon½ teaspoon of cardamom½ teaspoon of allspice½ teaspoon of cumin1 teaspoon of saltVery little olive oil for the top1 tablespoon of fat add to step 3a *omit for lowFODMAP1 chopped onion add to step 3a *omit for lowFODMAP Steps -1 – Preheat the oven to 350’F (180’C, 4 gas mark)2 – Using a large mixing bowl, mix together all the lamb, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, cumin and salt3a – Using a frying pan with medium heat, add your fat of choice and sauté the onions. Then add half of the meat mix and cook it through3b – lowFODMAP option-Using a frying pan, heat a splash of olive oil and cook half of the meat mix  3 – Once the meat is cooked through, set it aside to cool.4 – Using a large mixing bowl, mix together the half of uncooked meat and the almond meal with the egg.  Split this mix in half.  Using a pie dish or casserole dish, make the bottom layer with half of this uncooked mix. Then make the middle layer with all of the cooked meat. Top it off with the rest of the uncooked mix.5 – Using a knife, cut the meat in a triangular pattern. Use very little olive oil to cover the top.6 – Bake for 1 hour and serve hot.

Helpful hints – When it cooks, it will shrink a bit and pull away from the edges of the pie pan, just don’t be alarmed by it. 😬 ⏰ Since this is an all-meat dish, add whatever vegetable you want for a side dish.  I took the picture with smashed potatoes above and below is potato soup. My husband loves it this way especially to hit his carbs. The kids have it with raw bell peppers, which doesn’t take a great picture. 😂 My favorite is with sliced tomatoes. 🍅

nutrition facts

Calories – 417
Protein – 36
Carbohydrates – 1
Fat – 31

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