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The Best Keto Swedish Meatballs

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 301kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 chopped White onion
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ cup crushed pork rinds
  • 2 teaspoons Salt divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 ½ teaspoons arrow root powder or xantham gum
  • 3 tablespoons of water
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add ground beef, crush pork rinds, 1 teaspoon of salt, spices, egg, and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream Gently fold ingredients together.
  • Roll about 1 ½ tablespoons of ground beef mixture into a ball, repeat with remaining ground beef mixture. This should make about 24 meatballs.
  • Melt butter in a large pan over medium to medium high heat. Add in onions and a teaspoon of salt. Cook onions, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and golden -about 5-7 minutes.
  • Remove onions from the pan, and leave in any remaining butter.
  • Warm olive oil into the same pan and add in meatballs. Brown meatballs on all sides over medium high heat, and then lower heat to medium/medium low and cover pan. Every 3-4 minutes, rotate meatballs until they are cooked through. Total time can take between 10-20 minutes, depending on how thick you made your meatballs.
  • Remove meatballs from pan, once cooked through.
  • Return heat to medium high, add in broth, mustard, and remaining heavy cream. Mix well, and allow sauce to come to a simmer. Keep it at a gentle simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
  • While sauce is simmering, in a small bowl, whisk together water and xantham gum or arrowroot. Mix until smooth to create a slurry.
  • Gently pour in your slurry to the pan and whisk ingredients together to keep from forming lumps.
  • Lower heat to medium or medium low and continue to cook sauce for an additional 4-7 minutes or until sauce thickens.
  • Add in your onions and meatballs and cover meatballs with the sauce and continue to gently simmer until meatballs have warmed through again.
  • Garnish with parsley and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 4Swedish Meatball | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 1360mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 644IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg