One Pan Basil Lean Pork Meatballs With Creamy Pesto Orzo
Get ready to dine al fresco with these garden-fresh flavours. You’ll combine a vibrant pesto orzo with courgette, fresh rocket and a cheesy sprinkle, then top with basil-infused meatballs. Hearty, herby, and downright delicious.
You supply: water, pepper, salt, olive oil. The figures below are for the dish cooked as instructed, so they count these rather than what arrives in the box.
How it compares
More than 86% of the 576 meals we track.
86th percentileHigher than 76% of the 576 meals we track.
76th percentileThis brand doesn’t publish it, so the meal sits outside this comparison.
Worth knowing
- Salt 2.29g — 38% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 9.8g — 49% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 4g — 13% of the 30g daily recommendation.
- Contains gluten and milk, as declared by Gousto.
Reference intakes are published UK adult figures — a 6g daily maximum for salt, 20g for saturates and a 30g recommendation for fibre. We divide; we don’t score.
Full nutrition — as published by Gousto, per 357.3g portion and per 100g
| Nutrient | Per Serving (357.3g) | Per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | 667 kcal | 186.7 kcal |
| Protein | 45.9 g | 12.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 57.7 g | 16.1 g |
| of which sugars | 5.7 g | 1.6 g |
| Fat | 27.5 g | 7.7 g |
| of which saturates | 9.8 g | 2.7 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 4 g | 1.1 g |
| Salt | 2.29 g | 0.6 g |
| Sodium equivalent | Not published | — |
A blank means Gousto doesn’t publish it — we never fill the gap with a zero or an estimate.
Ingredients and allergens — 13 listed, in order
Italian hard cheese (20g), Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g), Chicken stock mix (5.5g) x0, Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (250g), Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (125g) x0, Orzo (75g) x0, Garlic clove x2, Dried basil (1tsp), Courgette, Soft cheese (50g), Traditional Italian pesto (45g), Rocket (20g), Orzo (150g)
Contains (brand-declared)
May contain traces
No separate trace allergens publishedSuitable for
The maths — protein density, cost per 100 calories and six more
Worked out from the figures the brand publishes. Click any of them to see the sum and the inputs used.
Where each number came from — 10 fields, traced to Gousto
Where each number came from
Every figure on this page was read from Gousto's own published pages. Below is the text we read, and where on their site we read it.
| Field | What their page said | What we stored | How we read it | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calories_kcal | 667kcal | 667 kcal | public api | Read as published |
| protein_g | 45894mg | 45.89 mg | public api | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 57716mg | 57.72 mg | public api | Read as published |
| fat_g | 27539mg | 27.54 mg | public api | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 9761mg | 9.76 mg | public api | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 5724mg | 5.72 mg | public api | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 3999mg | 4 mg | public api | Read as published |
| salt_g | 2286mg | 2.29 mg | public api | Read as published |
| serving_weight_g | 357250mg | 357.25 mg | public api | Read as published |
| ingredient_list_text | Italian hard cheese (20g), Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g), Chicken stock mix (5.5g) x0, Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (250g), Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (125g) x0, Orzo (75g) x0, Garlic clove x2, Dried basil (1tsp), Courgette, Soft cheese (50g), Traditional Italian pesto (45g), Rocket (20g), Orzo (150g) | Italian hard cheese (20g), Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g), Chicken stock mix (5.5g) x0, Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (250g), Lean pork mince (<5% fat) (125g) x0, Orzo (75g) x0, Garlic clove x2, Dried basil (1tsp), Courgette, Soft cheese (50g), Traditional Italian pesto (45g), Rocket (20g), Orzo (150g) | public api | Read as published |
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