Meatball Casserole with Buttery Garlic Crumbs
Meatball Casserole places meatballs center stage in this keto friendly dish.
All beef meatballs were used for this recipe, however a beef and pork mix, or even just pork meatballs would work as well. Additionally, I used a lower carb store bought marinara sauce for this recipe because it was a quick grab and go, but a homemade marinara sauce would work just as well with this dish too.
For the crumb, crush pork rinds either by hand or in a food processor. My preference is the food processor because crushing them by hand results in some bigger chunks if there happens to be some harder pieces in the package. Seek out a fluffier variety of pork rinds for a more even texture in your crumb.
If you’re really craving some spaghetti with your meatballs, consider serving this casserole on top of some zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash to keep it low carb.
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Meatball Casserole with Buttery Garlic Crumbs
Meatball Casserole places meatballs center stage in this keto friendly dish.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Topping
- 2.5 oz pork rinds crushed
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup parmesan
- 2 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp parsley
Casserole
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella shredded
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425F. Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
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Combine all of the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl. Don't overwork the meat. Form into 16 meatballs. Place meatballs evenly spaced on wire rack. Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked through. Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
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While meatballs are in the oven melt butter for topping in a skillet over medium heat. Add remaining topping ingredients. Cook, stirring frequently to prevent garlic from burning, until pork rind crumbs are lightly toasted. Remove from heat.
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Assemble casserole in a 9x13in baking dish. Place cooked meatballs evenly in bottom of baking dish. Layer on top marinara sauce, mozzarella, then topping. Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted on top.
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