Easy Keto Meatball Casserole

Since started the keto diet I have had a blast trying out new recipes. My newest favorite is Keto Meatball Casserole I made after a particularly strong craving for Italian food. 

To be honest, I did not know Meatball Casserole was actually a thing, but a friend of mine called it Meatball Parmesan. Whatever you call it - it is delicious. 

Now I made Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs in my instant pot a couple years ago and they were fantastic, but these I actually baked.

You can use this recipe in your pressure cooker if you are pressed for time though. 

I also wanted to stay in line with my macros, so I adjusted the recipe to make this a more low carb meatball casserole recipe. This one is perfect.

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MACROS

I plugged this recipe into my favorite Keto Calculator App - Carb Manager - and it came up with the following macros:

Each serving of Keto Meatball Casserole has 4 net carbs, 5 total carbs, 1 g fiber, 40 g fat, 38 g protein, and 539 calories. This earns it an "A" rating.

Keto Meatball Casserole

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. Ground beef
• 1 c. Crushed pork rind crumbs
• ½ c. Parmesan cheese
• 1 ½ tsp. Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp. Basil
• 3 Cloves minced garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Egg beaten
• 1 ½ c. Low carb marinara sauce
• 1 ½ c. Shredded mozzarella cheese

How To Make Keto Meatballs:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the 2 lbs of ground beef with 1 cup of crushed pork rind crumbs. You can crush the pork rinds by placing them in a Ziploc bag and using a rolling pin to crush them finely.

Add in ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese.

Mix in 1 ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning and ½ teaspoon of Basil.

Toss in salt and pepper to taste.

Stir in 3 cloves of minced garlic.

Pour in 1 beaten egg.

Combine the ingredients together by mixing with your hands until they are well incorporated.

Form the meat mixture into 24 equal meatballs, and place them into the bottom of a greased casserole dish.

Bake the meatballs for 30 minutes, draining off any excess fat or juices when they are done.

Top the cooked meatballs with 1 ½ cups of low carb marinara sauce.

Sprinkle with 1 ½ cups of Mozzarella cheese.

Bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Serve over a bed of spinach or your favorite noodle substitute.