Zucchini Meatballs Recipes

ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cut off the bottoms of each zucchini and use a cheese grater or box grater to shred into a large bowl. Sprinkle salt on top, toss, and let rest in a colander in the sink for 20 minutes to pull out excess moisture.
• Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• Using a dish towel, squeeze out excess liquid from the shredded zucchini. Move the zucchini to a dry bowl and add the egg, ricotta bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, basil, parsley, pepper, olive oil, onion, and garlic. Stir until evenly mixed, then form the mixture into golf ball-sized balls.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until browned, flipping halfway through.
• Serve over pasta with marinara sauce.
• Enoy!

ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Add the chopped zucchini to salted boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain the excess water from the zucchini. Transfer the zucchini to a baking dish and allow to cool. Squeeze out the excess water from the boiled zucchini.
• In a mixing bowl, add the zucchini, scamorza cheese, Pecorino cheese, fresh mint leaves, eggs, and bread crumbs. Mix well until the ingredients are evenly distributed. With your hands, shape the meatballs into the size of golf balls. Coat the meatballs in the bread crumbs.
• Heat olive oil in a deep frying pan. Gently place the meatballs into the hot oil and let fry until golden and crispy. Transfer to a plate lined with an absorbent paper towel to drain the excess oil. Serve with the tomato salad.
• To make the tomato salad: Add the cherry tomatoes, basil, and salt to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and mix together.

CHICKEN-ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS WITH FETA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut 2 of the zucchini into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Transfer to a plate, season with salt, and set aside.
• Working over a large bowl, using the large holes of a box grater, grate the remaining zucchini. Grate 1 shallot half into the bowl as well. Add the panko, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and use your hands to toss until combined. Add the chicken and herbs and toss gently until combined.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet. With wet hands, form the chicken mixture into 16 meatballs (around 2 to 3 tablespoons each) and place them on one side of the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and roast for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat the sliced zucchini dry, then lightly coat with about 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with pepper.
• Coarsely chop the remaining shallot half and transfer to a small bowl. Add the lemon juice, season with salt, and stir to combine.
• Add the sliced zucchini to the other half of the baking sheet, moving the meatballs over, if necessary. Bake until the meatballs are cooked through and the zucchini is golden on the underside, another 15 to 20 minutes. For more browned meatballs, broil for a few minutes, if desired.
• Meanwhile, crumble the feta into the shallot mixture. Add the 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes. Stir, breaking up the feta a bit, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Eat the meatballs and zucchini with a drizzle of the feta sauce and more fresh herbs.

ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, zucchini shreds, egg, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Form into large meatballs, mine were about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and I made 16 meatballs. Place into a glass baking dish (I used a smaller 7x11-inch glass dish, what you see above. Then top each meatball with a little pasta sauce.
• Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through. Cooking time will vary depending on size and thickness of the meatballs.
• Cook the pasta as directed.
• Serve Zucchini Meatballs over pasta and sauce with a side of veggies. We had green beans!

TURKEY ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute zucchini and onion until softened, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture cool to room temperature.
• Soak bread in a small bowl with milk until milk is absorbed, about 2 minutes. Remove bread and gently squeeze out excess milk. Place bread in a food processor and pulse until mixture forms fine crumbs resembling wet sand.
• Combine ground turkey with the sauteed zucchini mixture, bread crumbs, oregano, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add eggs, Parmesan cheese, and parsley; mix thoroughly. Form mixture into 12 large meatballs using a large ice cream scoop.
• Place 1/3 cup flour in a shallow dish. Dredge meatballs in flour and place 1 inch apart in the prepared baking pan. Drizzle olive oil over meatballs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are lightly browned on top and no longer pink in the center, 30 to 38 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

BAKED MEATBALLS AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix ingredients for meatballs, shape into balls.
• Place in baking dish (I use a broiler pan) and bake for approximately 25 minutes until cooked through.
• Saute zucchini, onion and mushrooms in hot oil.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until heated through.
• Serve over rice.

BEEF-ZUCCHINI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Squeeze zucchini in a potato ricer or clean kitchen towel to remove excess moisture. Transfer to a bowl; add beef, millet, garlic, parsley, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Gently combine using 2 forks. Roll mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Preheat broiler with a rack in upper third. Drizzle meatballs with oil; toss to coat. Broil, rotating sheet once, until golden on top and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve over squash, with marinara, cheese, and basil.

ELIMINATION MEATBALLS WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Mash sweet potatoes with a fork in a large bowl; set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix zucchini and yellow squash into the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Add turkey and black pepper. Form mixture into 1-inch balls and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are no longer pink in the center, 35 to 40 minutes.