Keto cheesy meatballs with cauliflower slaw

Keto cheesy meatballs with cauliflower slaw

These cheesy oven-baked meatballs with a crispy cauliflower slaw are the perfect keto dinner any day of the week. Delicious and easy to make! Call 'em cheeseburger balls.
August 26 2019 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Dinner, Meal

Keto cheesy meatballs with cauliflower slaw

These cheesy oven-baked meatballs with a crispy cauliflower slaw are the perfect keto dinner any day of the week. Delicious and easy to make! Call 'em cheeseburger balls.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

Cauliflower slaw
  • 1 lb 450 g cauliflower
  • ½ cup 120 ml sour cream
  • ¼ cup 60 ml mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp fennel seeds or dried dill
  • salt and ground black pepper
Meatballs
  • 1½ lbs 650 g ground beef or ground turkey
  • 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) yellow onion, finely choppedyellow onions, finely chopped
  • ½ cup (11⁄3 oz.) 120 ml (40 g) shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 oz. (½ cup) 55 g (120 ml) cheddar cheese, sliced
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Instructions

Meatballs

  1. Preheat the oven to 430°F (225°C)
  2. Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs, except the cheddar cheese. Combine well.
  3. Grease a muffin tray with butter. Divide the meat equally and roll into balls, placing in muffin wells. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  4. Remove meatballs from oven and top with cheddar slices. Bake for another 5 minutes.

    5. Cauliflower Slaw

  5. Chop the cauliflower into chunks, then slice thinly, preferably with a mandolin or a food processor. The thinner the better.
  6. In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients for the cauliflower slaw. Add the cauliflower and mix well.

Tip!

Recommended special equipment

  • Muffin tray

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9 comments

  1. 1
    Janet H
    January 17 2020
    Thank you for this recipe; I am hoping to use these meatballs as enticing snacks for my seriously underweight, diabetic husband who has no appetite.
  2. 2
    Dawn
    January 17 2020
    This was very good. I had doubled the recipe so we would have leftovers. Used 1 lb. ground beef, 1 lb. ground pork and added 2 eggs because the mix seemed dry. Cooked in an air fryer and the outsides were crispy with juicy meat inside. Thanks for recipe!
  3. 3
    jroche250
    March 5 2020
    Very nice, I cooked the cauliflower a little to make it soft. Even hubby ate it all.
  4. 4
    bassem.sabagh
    March 31 2020
    Thank you
    Wonder if the salad in photo is part of meal? If so what quantity?
    Reply: #5
  5. 5
    Reply to comment #4 by bassem.sabagh
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    March 31 2020

    Thank you
    Wonder if the salad in photo is part of meal? If so what quantity?

    The salad is optional, but is not included in the nutrition information for the recipe.

  6. 6
    eliza.nirlu
    April 6 2020
    First time I tried these meatballs and they turned out delicious! I actually fell in love with them just from the smell that was coming out of the oven! Will definitely be doing it again!
  7. 7
    alicia lyn
    May 26 2020
    made this and it was delish!!!
  8. 8
    Kim
    April 24 2021
    my husband made this but misread cauliflower for cabbage (it was quite wet, like KFC) - how many more carbs would it be made with cabbage? he ended up adding a large floret of cauliflower to soak up the juices
    Reply: #9
  9. 9
    Reply to comment #8 by Kim
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    April 24 2021

    my husband made this but misread cauliflower for cabbage (it was quite wet, like KFC) - how many more carbs would it be made with cabbage? he ended up adding a large floret of cauliflower to soak up the juices

    Hi, Kim! You can use the USDA Food Database to calculate the nutrition for the amount of cabbage you added. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/

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