Garlic Butter Italian Meatballs
✓ USDA-verified nutrition data
500 calories
36g protein
6g carbs
36g fat
2g fiber
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef
- 1/2 lb Ground pork
- 1/3 cup Almond flour
- 1/2 cup Parmesan
- 1 Egg
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Marinara sauce
- 1/4 cup Basil
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400°F. Mix the beef, pork, almond flour, parmesan, egg, half the minced garlic, and 2 teaspoons of salt gently with your hands — overworking makes hockey pucks.
- Roll into 16 golf-ball-size meatballs with damp hands so the mixture does not stick.
- Sear in an oiled oven-safe skillet, 2 minutes per side, until well browned.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake 12 minutes, until the meatballs read 160°F.
- Set the meatballs aside; melt the butter in the same skillet and soften the remaining garlic 1 minute.
- Stir in the marinara and simmer 3 minutes, scraping up the browned bits.
- Return the meatballs, spoon the sauce over, and shower with torn basil.