Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Slightly sweet and tangy, these low carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs are a healthy version of comfort food. Eat alone or pair with cauliflower rice for a delicious, filling meal.
Calories: 264kcal
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- ¾ Pounds Ground Meat I used Elk, but you can use Venison or Beef
- 2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Onion
- 1.5 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- ¼ Teaspoon Thyme
- ½ Tablespoon Parsley
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil
For the Sauce:
- 3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 Tablespoon Xylitol
- ½ Teaspoon Garlic Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Braggs Liquid Aminos or Soy Sauce
- ½ Cup Water
Other Ingredients:
- ½ Onion Sliced
- ½ Green Bell Pepper chopped
- ½ Sweet Red Pepper chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix all the meatball ingredients (except toasted sesame oil) together, until well combined.
- Place toasted sesame oil in a skillet and heat over medium heat.
- Brown meatballs for about 5-6 minutes on each side, until almost cooked through.
- Remove meatballs from skillet.
- Add onions and peppers to the skillet and sauté until vegetables are tender.
- Mix tomato paste, xylitol, garlic salt, rice vinegar, liquid aminos, and water.
- Place the meatballs back in the skillet, then pour the sauce over the meatballs and pepper mixture.
- Cover with a lid, turn heat down and simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until sauce has reduced some and meatballs are cooked through.
- Serve with cauliflower rice.
Notes
If you want to turn this into an E Meal (Trim Healthy Mamas), make sure you use very lean burger, brown the meatballs in a small amount of water (instead of oil) in the skillet, replace the egg with 3 Tablespoons Egg Whites, and replace the Heavy Whipping Cream with Unsweetened Almond Milk. This should keep the meatballs and sauce a Fuel Pull, which you could then eat with brown rice! Yay!
Note: Nutritional information was calculated using 90% lean ground beef.
Nutrition
Serving: 5Meatballs | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 14g | Fiber: 2g