Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs

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Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs are warm and comforting meatballs in a rich and creamy gravy with mushrooms and can be served alone or over cauliflower mash.

These warm, keto savory smothered meatballs are so comforting and delicious in a rich and creamy gravy with chopped mushrooms. Super low in carbs, is fantastic served over cauliflower mash. 

Make your cauliflower mash or use a quick to heat and serve, prepared cauliflower mash from the grocery store in the frozen food section. This dish can also be made without the mushrooms if you don’t enjoy mushrooms.

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I used  This cauliflower mash that I found in the frozen food section, and it was very easy to heat up and tasted very yummy!

If you don’t like mushrooms (I know you’re out there), feel free to omit the mushrooms and have only the meatballs in a cream sauce which was also very tasty! 

Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs Recipe:

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

• 1 lb ground beef
• ⅓ cup crushed pork rinds (use a rolling pin or mallet to crush pork rinds into crumbs)
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp allspice
• 1 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 large egg

Creamy Mushroom Sauce:

• ¾ cup chopped white mushroom pieces
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp coconut aminos or tamari sauce
• ⅔ cup beef broth
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
• ¼  tsp sea salt or to taste
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper *optional
• 1 tsp Xanthan gum *optional thickener

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃) and grease or line a baking sheet.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients. Use hands or large spoon to mash and mix thoroughly.
3. Use about 1 ½ tbsp of the meat mixture to roll and form about 20 round ball shapes. Place each meatball on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until meatballs is browning and done in the center.
5. While meatballs are baking, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat on the stovetop. 
6. Add butter to the frying pan and melt. Add minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
7. Add chopped mushrooms, tamari sauce or coconut aminos and saute until mushrooms are browned and softened.
8. Add beef broth, heavy cream, dijon mustard, and stir until combined.  Bring sauce in the pan to bubbling then lower heat to medium. Stir occasionally and lower temperature to simmer for 5 to 6 minutes to thicken.
9. Add salt and pepper, optional cayenne pepper and stir. Sprinkle with optional xanthan gum and whisk if more thickening is desired.
10. Remove meatballs from the oven when done. Add meatballs to the frying pan with the sauce and coat in sauce. Serve as is or over cauliflower mash.

Nutritional Data: Yield: 5 Servings, Serving Size: 4 meatballs with 1/4 cup sauce, Amounts per serving- Cal: 462, Carbs: 4g, Net Carbs: 2g, Fiber: 2g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 18g, Protein: 30g, Sugars: 1g, Sodium: 540mg

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

 

Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs are warm and comforting meatballs in a rich and creamy gravy with mushrooms and can be served alone or over cauliflower mash.

Course: dinner, gluten free, keto, low carb

Cuisine: entree beef, meatball

Keyword: Keto savory Smothered Meatballs, keto swedish meatballs, smothered meatballs

Servings: 5

Calories: 462 kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

Meatballs:

• 1 lb ground beef
• ⅓ cup crushed pork rinds use a rolling pin or mallet to crush pork rinds into crumbs
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp allspice
• 1 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 large egg

Creamy Mushroom Sauce:

• ¾ cup chopped white mushroom pieces
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tsp coconut aminos or tamari sauce
• ⅔ cup beef broth
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
• ¼  tsp sea salt or to taste
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper *optional
• 1 tsp Xanthan gum *optional thickener

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃) and grease or line a baking sheet.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients. Use hands or large spoon to mash and mix thoroughly.
   
3. Use about 1 ½ tbsp of the meat mixture to roll and form about 20 round ball shapes. Place each meatball on the prepared baking sheet.
   
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until meatballs is browning and done in the center.
5. While meatballs are baking, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat on the stovetop.
   
6. Add butter to the frying pan and melt. Add minced garlic and saute until fragrant.
   
7. Add chopped mushrooms, tamari sauce or coconut aminos and saute until mushrooms are browned and softened.
8. Add beef broth, heavy cream, dijon mustard, and stir until combined.  Bring sauce in the pan to bubbling then lower heat to medium. Stir occasionally and lower temperature to simmer for 5 to 6 minutes to thicken.
   
9. Add salt and pepper, optional cayenne pepper and stir. Sprinkle with optional xanthan gum and whisk if more thickening is desired.
   
10. Remove meatballs from the oven when done. Add meatballs to the frying pan with the sauce and coat in sauce. Serve as is or over cauliflower mash.
    

Recipe Notes

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Nutrition Facts

Keto Savory Smothered Meatballs

Amount Per Serving (4 meatballs and 1/4 cup sauce)

Calories 462 Calories from Fat 324

% Daily Value*

Fat 36g55%

Saturated Fat 18g90%

Sodium 540mg23%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 30g60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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