Coworkers cannot keep their hands off of these meatballs! If only they could save more than 1 meatball for me...
I love to make a huge bowl of meatballs every Sunday so my boyfriend and I can snack on it all week. Our favorite meatball recipe is Everyday Paleo's Marvelous Meatballs. These meatballs were so good that even my coworkers steal them every time I bring them in (and apparently regardless of whether or not I label my food). I have the recipe below, with my modifications since we like them spicy.
Tools:
Ingredients for the meatballs:
Ingredients for the Sauce:
Instructions:
A must-try for sure! Since my meatballs were all gone by mid-week and I did not have time to cook, I began snacking like a mad animal. I devoured all 6 packages of Krunchy Kale chips and 6 packages of Organic Orange Bursts from the California Avenue Farmer's Market in one sitting.
I need to find something cheaper to snack on. That or find some way to keep my meatballs away from hungry engineers!
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Tools:
- Crock Pot
(They're wayyy better cooked in a crock pot than in the oven!)
- Food Processor
Ingredients for the meatballs:
- 2lb Grass Fed Beef
- 1lb Pork Sausage (2lb Spicy 30/70 Pork & Beef Sausage, 1lb for the recipe, 1lb cut up into chunks to go along with the meatballs & sauce. The 3# of meat will yield A LOT of meatballs, add that extra # if you are an extra big eater, or if you want more of a variety meat taste, if that makes sense)
- Chopped Celery, Carrots, and Onion (If I am lazy I will buy the pre-cut Trader Joe's celery/carrot/onion mix and chop it some more with a Food Processor, else I will use 1 red onion instead of the regular onion)
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Almond Meal
- Lots of dried oregano (2 Tbsp), garlic powder (1 Tbsp), cracked black pepper, salt, and a little cayenne (1 Tbsp). (I also add 1 Tbsp Chili Powder)
- Small drizzle of raw honey (skip)
Ingredients for the Sauce:
- 1 16oz can of Diced Tomatoes (could not find a 16oz can, so I used 1.5 cans of 14oz Diced Tomatoes, 2 cans if I add the extra sausage)
- 1 can Tomato Paste (1.5 cans, or 2 cans with the extra sausage)
- A large handful of torn fresh basil (entire package at Trader Joes, or a bunch from the Farmer's Market)
- 5-6 coarsely chopped garlic cloves
- A couple pinches of sea salt and black pepper (I also add cracked red pepper)
Instructions:
- Mix in all meatball ingredients (using your hands). Form into
largesmall meatballs and cover the bottom of the crock pot (you will have to stack) - Mix all the sauce ingredient in a separate mixing bowl. Cover meatballs with the tomato sauce and cook it for 8 hours on low.
2. Half of the delicious meatballs.
A must-try for sure! Since my meatballs were all gone by mid-week and I did not have time to cook, I began snacking like a mad animal. I devoured all 6 packages of Krunchy Kale chips and 6 packages of Organic Orange Bursts from the California Avenue Farmer's Market in one sitting.
3. My favorite dried fruit snack. These cannot be very healthy at the quantities I eat them per sitting. $7 for 2.
4. My second favorite snack currently. I especially like the Sweet Cashew flavor. $7 each.
Related Recipes: Paleo Spaghetti | Garam Masala Meatballs | Yummy Dumplings