EGGPLANT MEATBALLS
Yes, I made eggplant meatballs. If you know me, you know I love eggplant! I also love meatballs. Hence, I decided to make two of my favorites together, and it is delicious. I used ground turkey and almond meal, but I am giving you alternative suggestions below. This is a great paleo recipe and very addictive. I like using an ice cream scoop so they are all the same size! Perfect for entertaining. Yummy!
Provided by Cindy Anschutz Barbieri
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Eggplant
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Grease foil with olive oil.
- Arrange eggplant halves cut-sides-down onto the prepared baking sheet. Pierce skin of eggplant several times with a fork.
- Roast eggplant in preheated oven until soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely.
- Scoop the flesh from the eggplant halves onto a cutting board; chop into small chunks and put into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix ground turkey, carrot, onion, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, basil, parsley, oregano, sea salt, and black pepper with the eggplant chunks until ingredients are somewhat evenly mixed together. Gently mix almond flour into the eggplant mixture; scoop with an ice cream scoop onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake meatballs in oven for 15 minutes, flip the meatballs, and bake until browned and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more.
- While the meatballs bake, heat marinara sauce in saucepan over medium-low heat until hot; add baked meatballs to the sauce and stir to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 356.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 92.3 mg, Fat 19.6 g, Fiber 8.3 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 767.5 mg, Sugar 11.4 g
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Akinrinade Adeolu
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my meatballs turned out dry and bland. I followed the recipe exactly, but they just didn't have much flavor.
Zeeshan Mir
[email protected]These meatballs were a bit more work than I expected, but they were worth it. They were so delicious and everyone at my party loved them.
Pz Na1m
[email protected]I've made these meatballs several times now and they're always a hit. They're so flavorful and moist, and the sauce is to die for.
Sahil Kumar
[email protected]These meatballs were delicious! I made them for my family and they loved them. The sauce was especially good.
Ecima Filbert
[email protected]Overall, I thought these meatballs were good, but not great. I would probably make them again, but I would make some changes to the recipe.
Trust Sonia
[email protected]I found that the meatballs were a bit dry, but the sauce was very good.
Avalos Yepes
[email protected]These meatballs were a bit too oily for my taste, but they still had a good flavor.
Amar Khand
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of eggplant, but I really enjoyed these meatballs. They were so flavorful and the sauce was delicious.
Rashfa Rouzan
[email protected]These meatballs were easy to make and turned out great! I used a food processor to chop the eggplant and it made the process even faster.
Adekiitan Abdullahi
[email protected]I made these meatballs for a party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.
Tessanne Smith
[email protected]These eggplant meatballs were a hit! They were so flavorful and moist, and the sauce was delicious. I will definitely be making these again.