Easy Olive Garden Copycat Gluten Free Meatballs Recipe

gluten-free breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed rice cakes

Ground oats offer a healthier option while crushed rice cakes are often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative, while pecorino is often less costly.

In a mixing bowl, add 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. Whisk together until well combined.

Add 2/3 cup almond flour, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Mix until combined.

Add 3 cloves of minced fresh garlic and mix until the consistency resembles pancake batter.

Add 1 pound of ground beef and 1/2 pound of ground sausage to the mixture.

Grate 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese and add it to the bowl. Mix everything together using your hands until evenly distributed, being careful not to overmix.

Using a cookie scoop, portion out the meat mixture into a pan.

Wet your hands with a little water and roll each portion into a meatball.

Choose a cooking method:

For baking, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake meatballs for 18-20 minutes on a parchment-lined baking sheet, checking with a meat thermometer to ensure they reach 160 degrees.

For pan-searing, heat a cast iron frying pan over high heat, add olive oil, and cook meatballs for a couple of minutes on each side until browned, checking for an internal temperature of 160-165 degrees.

For air frying, spray the air fryer basket with non-stick spray, place meatballs about 1/2 inch apart, and lightly coat with olive oil. Cook at 380 degrees for 10 minutes, shaking halfway through. Check internal temperature with a meat thermometer, and if below 160, cook for additional minute increments until done.

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