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Sun Dried Tomato Cheesy Meatballs (Low Carb)

Tender and juicy Sun Dried Tomato Cheesy Meatballs (Low Carb) spiked with sun dried tomato pieces, garlic and fresh herbs, fried and simmered in a simple tomato sauce with so.much.cheese. All in one skillet!

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No one complained at the dinner table with this one. Or the dinner couch, if I’m going to be completely honest.

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Serve over pasta or Zoodles for a lower carb option. You won’t even miss the pasta. Those meatballs smothered in sauce are the hero.

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For these meatballs, I used a mixture of both beef and pork mince. Something about that combination results in the most beautiful flavour and tender meatballs. Of course, you can use just beef, but I like to live my life on the edge.

Combined with almond flour to bind them and keep them low carb OR you can use breadcrumbs if carbs are your thing.

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You know what the best part about these is? Bursts of sun dried tomato pieces in every bite.

May have indulged in some trash tv on the couch in our pyjamas, slurping on zoodles and eating more meatballs than humanly allowed.

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This is one of those recipes you won’t regret.

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This recipe is right up there with those Creamy Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Zoodles!

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Sun Dried Tomato Cheesy Meatballs
Tender and juicy meatballs spiked with sun dried tomato pieces, garlic and fresh herbs, fried and simmered in a simple tomato sauce with so.much.cheese. All in one skillet!
Weight Watchers: 12pp per serve (2 large meatballs + sauce + cheese)
Servings: 6 (12 large meatballs (or 24 smaller ones)
Calories: 496 kcal
Author: Karina - Cafe Delites
Ingredients
Meatballs:
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 500 g pork mince (or use extra beef mince)
  • 1 egg , lightly whisked
  • 1/2 cup almond flour (or 1/3 cup breadcrumbs if not following low carb)
  • 150 g semi-dried tomatoes , drained and oil reserved
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 cloves garlic , crushed
  • 4 table spoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • Salt to taste (about 1 tablespoon) and pepper
Sauce:
  • reserved Sun Dried Tomato oil
  • 2 x 420g jars tomato pasta sauce (or tomato soup)
  • 180 g large bocconcini balls (6 large balls the size of golf balls), sliced
Instructions
  1. Combine mince, egg and almond flour, tomatoes drained of oil (reserve oil), cheese, garlic, paste, oregano and basil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Shape into 12 meatballs (I used full palm sized meat mixture).
  2. Heat oil in a non stick oven proof pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook meatballs, in batches for 3 to 4 minutes while occasionally turning to brown on all sides.
  3. Heat reserved semi-dried tomatoes oil in pan. Add the tomato sauce (or soup). Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
  4. Return meatballs to pan; bring to the boil; reduce heat to low and allow to simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes or until meatballs have cooked through and sauce has thickened.
  5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to grill (or broil) settings on medium heat halfway through cooking time. When meatballs are ready, arrange the bocconcini slices over the meatballs and place pan into the oven. Grill/broil until cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
Sun Dried Tomato Cheesy Meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 496 Calories from Fat 250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.8g 43%
Cholesterol 12.6mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 13.6g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Protein 44.8g 90%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. HAHA!! That is awesome! I am so glad that it is working for you and that you are loving the Keto recipes. Thanks so much for letting me know!

  2. OMG this is why Keto is going to work for me! Thank you for a keto friendly FAMILY pleaser! My kids ate LEFTOVERS! This is a phenomenal feat! Rock on!

  3. That is so great to hear! Thanks SO much for letting me know!

  4. These were amazing! So full of flavour. I did add some red pepper flakes, cause we love a little spice but other than that I wouldn’t change a thing! Thanks.

  5. Love these! Have made them a few times already and the whole family loves them!
    Do you know if it’s ok to freeze the meatballs?

    Again thank you so much for this awesome recipe 😊

  6. Just ran across this recipe and my mouth is watering for this! Can ‘t wait to try this. Thank you for sharing this recipe.👍

  7. Jus made this an it was awsome , followed to the tee an it turned out beutifll !!! It’s a, keeper

  9. Well I can’t wait to try these when I can get home. We have already some of the meat to make this stuff. It looks so good to make even using some great already made dried pasta that is out there in the stores. so why wish to make these dishes that looks so good to make.!!!!!!!

  11. I made this recipe a few days ago. There was one big problem with it…….I wanted more. Tonight I am making my second batch only doubling the recipe. This is so darn delicious. Thank you for the recipe and low carb alternatives.

  13. Made these last night and YUM. One of the more satisfying dinners I’ve had in a while. I made some tweaks: Used 1 jar marinara, and 1 1/2 cups of slow roasted tomatoes left over from our summer garden. I didn’t add the sun-tom oil because my meatball mixture added enough of its own oil, and here in the states we get 8 oz tubs of bocconcini containing 4 mozzarella balls, which was plenty. The sun- dried tomatoes added so much flavor.

    Thanks for a great recipe : )

  16. Hi Katrina
    Yes it does help
    Thank you… completely different to what i got

  17. Hi Amie! Points have been calculated at 12pp per serve (2 large meatballs including sauce and cheese). I hope this helps!

  18. HI Karina Thanks for taking the time to calculate the points. Ill look forward to see what you get..

  20. Hi Karina. What are the Weight Watchers Pro Points for this recipe? I have tried calculating them and the number is weired

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