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Low Carb Chicken Meatballs with Zoodles!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken or turkey
  • 2 large zucchini or 3-4 medium zucchini
  • 1 24 ounce jar organic tomato-basil marinara sauce
  • 1 yellow onion very finely chopped
  • 3-4 fresh garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsps dried oregano
  • 4 Tbsps gluten free flour
  • 2 Tbsps avocado oil
  • sea salt and ground black pepper to taste, about 1/4 teaspoon each
  • a small handful of parsley chopped to garnish

Instructions

  • Using a spiralizer, create zucchini noodles. If you don't have a spiralizer just run a vegetable peeler down the length of the zucchini to create thin ribbons/noodles.
  • Lightly sprinkle salt on your "zoodles" then set aside.
  • Place your flour onto a small plate.
  • In a large bowl, combine ground meat, onion, garlic, and dried oregano. Season with a pinch of sea salt and pepper.
  • Using your clean hands, work to mix and combine ground meat and seasonings until all the ingredients are evenly combined. Carefully shape this mixture into 1-inch sized (or so) meatballs, then gently roll each ball into the flour, shaking off any excess flour.
  • Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Carefully add your meatballs and cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side, or until nicely golden and almost cooked through.
  • Stir your tomato/marinara sauce into the hot meatball pan, then allow sauce to simmer for a few minutes until sauce starts to bubble.
  • Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for about 4-5 minutes, while gently scraping the pan, and very gently turning meatballs to prevent anything from sticking.
  • In the meantime, blot your zucchini noodles of excess moisture with paper towels. The salt should have drawn out a bit of water from them, so gently pat them dry.
  • Once the meatballs are cooked through, add those zucchini noodles right into the pan, and toss to nicely coat the zoodles with your sauce, then cook for about 2 minutes, just until warmed. Don't cook zucchini noodles for too long or you'll end up with very soggy noodles!
  • Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve immediately.