Eating Bird Food· by Brittany Mullins★ 5.0 (3)

Zucchini Meatballs

Name: Zucchini Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (I used 85% lean); 1 cup shredded zucchini (squeezed dry); ½ cup full-fat cottage cheese; ½ cup Italian or panko breadcrumbs (or almond flour (I used Italian breadcrumbs)); ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 large egg; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; ½ teaspoon sea salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped); 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce; fresh basil; extra parmesan; pasta (zucchini noodles or rice)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 5 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

573KCAL

Protein

34g68%

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat21g

27%

Saturated8g

40%

Unsaturated13g

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Total Carbs59g

21%

Fiber5g

18%

Total Sugars10g

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incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch44g

—

Sodium1362mg

59%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Ground beef meatballs mixed with zucchini and cottage cheese for added protein and moisture, served with marinara sauce. A lighter, vegetable-forward twist on a classic.

Ingredients

5 SERVINGS

1 lbground beef
1 cupshredded zucchini — squeezed dry
½ cupfull-fat cottage cheese
½ cupItalian breadcrumbs — or panko breadcrumbs or almond flour
¼ cupgrated parmesan cheese
1large egg
2garlic — minced
1 tspItalian seasoning
½ tspsea salt
¼ tspblack pepper
2 tbspfresh parsley — chopped
24 ozmarinara sauce — 1 jar
fresh basil
parmesan — extra
pasta — or zucchini noodles or rice

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Method

40m total

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