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Beef Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms

This is a great frozen artichoke recipe, making quick work of a hearty comforting meal often served with rice.

Ingredients
Artichoke bottoms
ELSWEDY bag of frozen artichoke bottoms
Chicken stock
This will form the liquid that we pour around the artichokes when they go in the oven. It’ll give us a really nice sauce that we can spoon over rice while serving. You can use prepared chicken broth, or a bouillon cube you dissolve in hot water.
Ground beef
You can also use ground lamb or a 50/50 mixture of both.
Almond slivers or pine nuts
Both are delicious when toasted and added to the meat filling.
Lemon juice and garlic
Plenty of both to give our broth lots of tangy flavour. The rice will soak up all that lemony garlickness.

Ingredients for The Meat Stuffing
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 lb ground beef 500g
- 1 teaspoon seven spices or all spice
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup toasted almond slivers or pine nuts

For The Artichokes
- 1 ELSWEDY frozen artichoke bottoms 400g, 15oz
- 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock 120ml
- 1/4 cup lemon juice 60ml
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 crushed garlic cloves

How to Prepare Easy Frozen Artichokes with Beef
- Cook the ground beef until completely cooked through, brown, and dried out. Stir through most of the toasted nuts, keeping a handful aside for topping.
- Place the artichoke bottoms in a Pyrex pan.
- Spoon a generous spoonful or two of meat filling in each artichoke bottom. Top with extra toasted nuts - Pour the chicken broth and lemon mixture around the artichokes.
- Cover with foil, and bake for 35-40 minutes until artichokes are fork tender.