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Healthier Meatballs without Breadcrumbs (keto with egg-free option)

A delicious Healthy Meatball recipe without breadcrumbs!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 378 kcal
Course: Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine: Keto

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage (or more beef or other meat. Turkey, pork, bison, etcetera, could also be used.)
  • ¼ sweet yellow onion finely chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic grated or finely minced
  • 1 egg (whisked)
  • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley (use 1 teaspoon if using dried)
  • 2 tablespoons Freshly chopped basil (use 2 teaspoons if using dried)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup almond flour (almond meal or grain-free bread crumbs. See Recipe Notes)
  • ½ cup chicken broth (optional)
  • 3 ¼ cups Easy Marinara Sauce (or your favorite sauce)
  • olive oil for skillet
  • green onion or fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

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  1. In a large mixing bowl, add turkey, sausage, chopped onion, garlic, bread crumbs (or almond flour), basil, parsley, whisked egg, salt, and pepper.
  2. Mix the meatball mixture together by hand until just combined, taking care to not over mix.
  3. Make 15 meatballs approximately 1½ inches in size. 
  4. In a skillet on medium heat, add the olive oil. Once heated, add meatballs. Keep an eye on them to prevent them from sticking to the skillet.
  5. Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove from skillet.
  6. In the now empty skillet, add in ½ cup chicken broth and deglaze the plan.
  7. Add the meatballs and marinara sauce, stirring slowly so as to maintain the meatballs' shape.
  8. Cover and let cook for 15-20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through to a temperature of 160 degrees fahrenheit.

Notes

  • Instead of the onion, you can use 1 tablespoon minced dried onion or 2 teaspoons onion powder.
  • If you want to make gluten-free meatballs, but don't need to be low-carb, you can use gluten-free breadcrumbs in place of the low-carb breadcrumbs.
  • If you'd like to make plain ground turkey meatballs without marinara, you can still deglaze the pan even with the meatballs still in the pan. Simply add the chicken broth to the pan with the browned meatballs, stirring them gently. Then cover the pan and cook as directed.
  • In place of breadcrumbs from the store, you can use the crumbs from any keto bread (like this Focaccia Flax Bread) or almond meal or almond flour, but for best results use breadcrumbs.

Nutrition Information

Serving 4meatballs Calories 378kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 27g (54%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 95mg (32%) Sodium 1270mg (53%) Potassium 644mg (18%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 545IU (11%) Vitamin C 10mg (11%) Calcium 67mg (7%) Iron 3mg (17%) Net Carbohydrates 7g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 378

% Daily Value*

Serving 4meatballs
Calories 378kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 27g 54%
Fat 27g 42%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 95mg 32%
Sodium 1270mg 53%
Potassium 644mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 545IU 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 67mg 7%
Iron 3mg 17%
Net Carbohydrates 7g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.