Easy Meatballs Recipe | in a homemade marinara sauce

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

In a bowl, combine 1.5 pounds ground beef, 0.5 pounds ground pork, 1 large egg, 1/3 cup diced onion, 1/4 cup almond flour, 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup chopped parsley, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.

Mix all ingredients together by hand until just combined, being careful not to overmix.

Use a medium cookie scoop to portion out the meat mixture and roll into meatballs.

Place meatballs on a sheet pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

For the marinara sauce, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat and sauté 1 small diced onion for 3-4 minutes until translucent.

Add 4 minced garlic cloves and sauté for another 30 seconds until fragrant.

Stir in 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon chopped thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Simmer for 20-25 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in 1 tablespoon chopped basil.

Once meatballs are done, add them to the marinara sauce and simmer on low to warm through.

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