Keto Meatballs Recipe | Gluten Free, Healthy, & Low Carb
These keto meatballs are hearty, cheesy, and packed with savory flavor in every bite. And, honestly, you'd never guess that each meatball has just over 1 NET CARB! Plus, all it takes to make these healthy, low carb, gluten free meatballs is about 30 minutes!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 meatballs
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Keto Low carb
Ingredients
Meatballs:
1 lb. (450g) ground beef
1 lb. (450g) ground chicken
Just under 1/2 cup (40g) grated parmesan cheese
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 egg
1/3 cup (70g) of almond milk
Just under 1/2 cup (90g) grated mozzarella or a similar type of cheese
Fresh parsley, chopped
Italian seasoning
Salt, pepper
Low Carb Sauce:
2 3/4 Cups (650g) no sugar added tomato sauce
Just under 1/3 cup (70g) grated mozzarella cheese
Olive oil
Parsley for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 210°C(410°F).
- To make meatballs, take out a large mixing bowl and add all the meatball ingredients except the egg and almond milk.
- Combine ingredients well with your hands, then add egg and milk and fully combine to make the meatball mixture.
- In a baking dish lightly coated with olive oil, arrange about 24 formed meatballs of approximately 3 cm in size.
- Place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.
- When the meatballs get a light golden color (about 20-25 minutes), take them out of the oven and pour tomato sauce over them, and a little grated cheese on each meatball.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes.
- Serve warm and sprinkle with fresh parsley on top.
Notes
The scale up function does not change the gram measurements.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 99
- Fat: 5.9
- Carbohydrates: 2
- Fiber: 0.4
- Protein: 5.8
Find it online: https://www.thedietchefs.com/keto-meatballs/