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Paleo Italian Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
Paleo Italian Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
- Recipe Submitted by Angus on 11/05/2014
Category: Healthy Recipes, Dinner Party, Beef, Main Dish
Ingredients List
- === Meatballs ===
- 1 1/2 lbs, of grass-fed beef (or another meat of your choice)
- 1 large onion, diced small (set aside one half for the sauce)
- 4 cloves of minced garlic (set aside one half for the sauce)
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup of fresh, chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Sauce
- (1) 28-oz can of San Marzano plum tomatoes with sauce
- (1) 15 oz can of tomato sauce
- The other half of the diced onions and minced garlic (see meatball ingredients above)
- 1 tsp of dried oregano
- 1 tsp of dried basil
- 2 tbs of fresh chopped parsley
- 1/2 to 1 tsp of sea salt
- A healthy pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Directions
1. Sauté onions in 2 tbs of olive oil for 5-7 minutes
2. Next season with salt, add garlic, and cook for one additional minute
3. Remove from heat
4. Add half of the onion/garlic to the crockpot, and set the other half aside
5. Add remaining ingredients for the sauce into crock pot
6. Break apart the tomatoes in the crock pot so they are not whole
7. Set crockpot to low
8. Add ground beef to the bowl you set aside of the chopped onions and minced garlic
9. Add the rest of the meatball ingredients to the same bowl
10. GENTLY combine all the meatball ingredients with your hands ”“ do not over mix or your meatballs will turn out tough
11. Preheat a medium or large frying pan with few tablespoons of coconut or olive oil over medium heat
12. Form meatballs by hand -- make each about the size of a golf ball
13. Place meatballs in the heated frying pan, to get a nice brown on the surface. (they should still be raw in the center and will be cooked through in the crock pot)
14. Transfer browned meatballs directly into the crock pot
15. Cook in crock pot on low 4-6 hours
16. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot
17. Enjoy!
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