Keto Italian Meatball Minestrone Recipes

EASY LOW CARB KETO MEATBALLS RECIPE (30 MIN!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil (grease if using foil).
• In a large bowl, stir together the grated Parmesan cheese, almond flour, Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper.
• Whisk in the milk, grated onion, egg, garlic, and fresh parsley. Let the mixture sit for a couple of minutes.
• Mix in the ground beef using your hands, until just incorporated. (Don't over-mix to avoid tough meatballs.)
• Form the mixture into 1 in (2.5 cm) balls and place on the lined baking sheet. (A small cookie scoop this size works well for this. If using your hands, use a gentle touch and don't pack the meatballs too tightly.)
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the meatballs are barely done. (If you want them more golden, you can place them under the broiler for a couple of minutes.)
• Top each meatball with marinara sauce. Return to the oven and bake for 3-5 minutes, until the sauce is hot and meatballs are cooked through. Garnish with additional fresh parsley.

KETO ITALIAN MEATBALL MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large bowl place all meatball ingredients. Use your hands to thoroughly mix the seasonings through the mince. The mince needs to be well kneaded to hold together in the soup.
• Pinch off a small piece of the meat mixture and gently roll between your hands to form meatballs (about 2 teaspoons each) and place onto a small tray. Continue shaping until all the meat is used. Cover and place into the fridge. Note 1.
• Place butter and oil in large saucepan, crockpot, slow cooker or Instant Pot. Heat over moderate heat until butter has melted.
• Add onion, bacon, chorizo, carrot and zucchini and sauté until vegetables are softened.
• Add paprika, Italian Seasoning, tomatoes, peppers, tomato paste, and broth to bacon mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce to low/slow and add meatballs to stock.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours. See Note 2.
• When soup is ready meatballs should very tender. Season well.
• Serve with grated parmesan and mozzarella. Garnish with parsley and basil.
• Place all meatball ingredients into mixer bowl and mix 6 sec/speed 10.
• Pinch off a small piece of the meat mixture and gently roll between your hands to form meatballs (about 2 teaspoons each) and place onto a small tray. Continue shaping until all the meat is used. Cover and place into the fridge. Note 1.
• Place onion into mixer bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl.
• Add butter, olive oil, bacon, chorizo, carrot and zucchini. Cook 6 min/Varoma/reverse stir. Pour into a small bowl.
• Insert Blade Cover. Add paprika, Italian Seasoning, tomatoes, peppers, tomato paste, broth and bacon mixture into mixer bowl. Cook 15 min/Varoma/revers/speed 1.
• Place meatballs into soup (careful not to go over the max level). Slow cook/6 hours (TM6) or 99 min/95℃/reverse/speed 1 and repeat.
• When soup is ready meatballs should very tender. Season well.
• Serve with grated parmesan and mozzarella. Garnish with parsley and basil.

KETO MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until cooked through, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, mix sauce ingredients; heat through. Serve with meatballs.

MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the oil, onion, carrot, bacon into Thermomix bowl
• Cook 10 minutes / Varoma / reverse soft
• Add the rest of the ingredients for soup
• Cook 20 minutes / 120℃ / reverse stir
• While soup is finishing off, fry off extra diced bacon and chorizo sausage meatballs.
• Serve soup with extra bacon and sausage and a sprinkle of cheese and pepper.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium to low heat and fry onion, bacon and carrot
• Add chorizo meatballs and fry until lightly golden
• Add rest of ingredients, turn the temp down low and cover with lid. Simmer for 20 minutes
• While soup is finishing off, fry off extra diced bacon and chorizo sausage meatballs
• Serve soup with extra bacon and sausage and a sprinkle of cheese and pepper