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Chedder Stuffed Meatball Bake

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Course entree
Servings 12 meatballs

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs

  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 lb ground beef grass-fed
  • 1/4 cup pork rinds crushed into breadcrumb sized pieces
  • 1/4 small onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic clove minced
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 1 whole egg pasture rasied
  • 1 tsp oregano dried
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper
  • 4 oz cheddar cheese cubed

For the sauce

  • 1/2 cup wild mushrooms sliced
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce low carb/sugar such as Rao's

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Put all meatball ingredients in a medium sized bowl and mix together until everything is incorporated. Form 12 two inch balls. Push one cube of cheddar cheese into middle of each meatball. Heat up a cast iron skillet or oven safe pan on medium high heat and add 1 tbsp avocado oil or beef tallow. Then place meatballs in the pan. Do not crowd the pan, cook them in batches if necessary. Let the meatballs sear for about a minute on all sides until brown. Remove meatballs from pan and turn down to medium low heat. Sautee mushrooms until soft then add spinach and wilt. Add tomato sauce and cook on low for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour resting juices from meatballs into pan and stir. Return meatballs to pan. Top with mozzarella cheese. Cover pan with tin foil and place in oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil, turn oven to broil and cook for another 3-5 minutes.

Notes

RECIPE MACROS

MAKES 12 MEATBALLS
*around 3 servings with 4 meatballs/servings

Calories 690
Fat 48g
Potassium 360g
Carbohydrate 6g
Fiber 4g
Net Carbs 2g
Sugar 2g
Protein 59g
Vitamin A 151%
Vitamin C 16%
Calcium 275%
Iron 27%