The other night I decided to just adapt our favorite meatball recipe to paleo.
I nailed it.
Paleo Italian Meatballs
(Adapted from Meatball Nirvana at Allrecipes.com)
1 pound grass fed beef (ground pork would probably be awesome!)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup onion minced (I grate mine!)
1 small garlic cloved minced
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup almond flour
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. I form the mixture into two inch meatballs but you can make smaller ones or bigger ones. Just adjust the bake time. Put the little guys on the baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes.
I make them ahead of time and then about an hour before dinner I put them in a pot of pasta sauce and reheat them on low. It makes the sauce taste so good!
Rao's Marinara Sauce is paleo and it's delicious!
They are amazing served over spaghetti squash!
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Very nice! Last time I made meatballs I added some ground flax seed. I'll have to try baking mine...seems less of a hassle than browning them in batches! I also started making my own sauce recently and I don't think I'll ever go back to jarred again. It's really easy, crushed tomato,garlic, onion, basil, salt and pepper. I also need to give spaghetti squash another try. I wasn't impressed the first time but its always worth a second attempt 😀 Have a great weekend Kristen!
Those meatballs are definitely drool worthy :)
These look amazing!!! I will definitely be trying this recipe!
Ooh I love meatballs! These look delicious :) Adding almond flour instead of breadcrumbs is such a good idea!
I'm glad you love meatballs too! The sauce we use almost 100% of the time is my homemade fresh version that I stockpile in the summer, then freeze, when our garden tomatoes are coming out of my ears:) I'm hoping my stash lasts us till spring!
What a great idea. I'm going to Whole Foods on Monday for almond flour. Doing good -- a few slips -- with paleo eating, but feeling terrific.
Carol- no one is perfect! Glad you are feeling great. That's the best part of paleo!
Just out of complete curiosity...what makes a pasta sauce paleo and what makes it not paleo? I am not very knowledgeable in that area.
Hannah- Sugar! And cane juice. Pasta sauces almost always have it. Even the organic whole foods brand has added sugar :/
I looove meatballs! We're having them tomorrow night :) Great recipe!
Good Paleo Marinara...I sometimes use Rao's: http://www.raos.com/images/view.aspx?productId=440
or my current favorite that I buy at Costco: http://www.victoriafinefoods.com/products/white-linen-marinara-sauce-40oz1
I use them as is or add in some personal touches to make it 'home made' :)
My current favorite I buy at Costco: http://www.victoriafinefoods.com/products/white-linen-marinara-sauce-40oz1
I sometimes use Rao's: http://www.raos.com/images/view.aspx?productId=440
which you can find at Sprouts and even Target
Both are Paleo! I use them as is or add my personal touches to make them "home made".
@Heidi McCraryOh my gosh!!! THANK YOU! I will look for both :)
i am in love with meat balls. I love them, and i love the bison ones with bbq marinade. Yep i'm Texan.
;-)
The Rao sauce is amazing-just tried it tonight. Also, these meatballs were very good with pork! :)
Jill- I just got some of the sauce yesterday. Can't wait to try it. So glad you liked the meatballs :)
I have my own sauce I make that is pretty paleo -- I'm with you 90/10 :) Can't wait to try these!
http://youeatweirdrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/11/marys-meat-sauce.html
Check out my recipe for Paleo Pasta Sauce... This version is the meat sauce but just omit the meat and you have an easy peasy sauce...
I doubled the recipe, and used one pound of grass fed beef together with one pound of sausage. Awesomeness!! Thanks so much for the recipe.
Wow this was soooooo good!!
I'm glad you tried them! :)
These are SO GOOD! These will definitely be my go to Paleo Meatballs from now on!
Yay!!!
Kristen, did you know you are the first search result for Google for "paleo meatballs"??? That is so cool!
That is CRAZY!!!!!! Whoo hoo!
made these and love 'em - thanks!
These meatballs were delicious!! Great recipe! My hubby and kids loved them! Next I will try them on my Italian mother....the real test!
Oh no! That's a lot of pressure! Ha! Let me know what she thinks :)
Ok, so I made these Wednesday night with high hopes but low expectations (because like you said, all of the other paleo meatball recipes I've tried have varied from 'meh' to flat-out awful). These were PERFECT! Thank you!!! These made 20 meatballs and my husband and 5-yr-old left me with FIVE :) I'll be using them in my Italian Meatball Soup next! Thank you again!
I just pulled these out of the oven located in my VERY ITALIAN, non Paleo NYkitchen. Holy BISON!!! (I made mine with Bison obviously). They are spectacular. Thank you for the wonderful Recipe. Beyond happy :D
I am so glad you liked them Denise! Thank you for letting me know. Sometimes I make up a recipe and am not sure if it's really good or not haha!
Yes! Let me know how your soup turns out!
It's surely a good recipe. You can never go wrong on Italian cuisines. www.thewilkinsongroup.com
I'm looking forward to these for dinner tonight. I checked out the original recipe you linked from Allrecipes to see what non-paleo ingredients you weeded out. The Worcestershire sauce intrigued me because I used to use this in meatloaf recipes a lot. It does add great flavor to ground beef. Don't think I ever did tried it in meatballs though. I've had a hard time finding a paleo meatball with good flavor so I think I will make up some paleo Worcestershire sauce beforehand to add in. I'll let you know how it turns out!
Definitely let me know what you think girl!
Thank you so much! This is now my go-to meatball recipe, as it turns out great every time. You can't beat a recipe that's this simple and delicious!
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