Keto General Tso Meatballs

Keto General Tso Meatballs

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Keto General Tso Meatballs, a healthy version of a favorite Asian dish. Baked meatballs glazed in a sweet and savory sauce with a hint of spice.

If you have a hankering for some good ole Asian food, but don’t have the energy or time to cook something complicated, this recipe is super simple and fast. Total time is about 45 minutes and most of that is cooking the meatballs in the oven. And the best part–you will know exactly what’s in it unlike grabbing takeout! Win.

Let’s get going!

Preheat oven to 400F. Line rimmed cookie sheet with foil. Set aside.

In large bowl, combine ground beef, pork rinds, egg, garlic, ginger, sea salt, and sesame oil. Don’t overwork it, though! It can cause the meatballs to be tough.

Using an ice cream scoop (a little less than 1/4 cup), scoop out meat mixture and form into balls. Place on prepared cookie sheet.

Put cookie sheet into preheated oven and cook for 20 min.

While meatballs are cooking, start the sauce.

In large skillet, add all sauce ingredients except xanthan gum and whisk to combine. Cook 8 minutes or until liquid is reduced in half.

Set sauce aside. If it thickens too much, add a little more bone broth.

Once meatballs are done, remove from oven. Add them to sauce and coat well.

Remove pan from heat. Serve by itself or with riced broccoli or cauliflower.

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Keto General Tso Meatballs
Keto General Tso Meatballs
10 mins
36 mins
46 mins
 

A healthy version of a favorite Asian dish. Baked meatballs glazed in a sweet and savory sauce with a hint of spice.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: asian
Servings: 6
Calories: 462 kcal
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
  • 2 lbs Ground Beef
  • 1/2 cup crushed pork rinds
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
For Sauce
Instructions
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Line rimmed cookie sheet with foil. Set aside.
  2. In large bowl, combine ground beef, pork rinds, egg, garlic, ginger, sea salt, and sesame oil.
  3. Using ice cream scoop (approx 1/4 cup), scoop out meat mixture and form into balls. Place on prepared cookie sheet.

  4. Put cookie sheet into preheated oven and cook for 20 min. Remove from oven and set aside.
  5. In large skillet, add all sauce ingredients except xanthan gum and whisk to combine. Cook 8 minutes or until liquid is reduced in half.
  6. Sprinkle xanthan gum over sauce and stir. 

  7. Add meatballs to sauce pan and coat well. 

  8. Remove from heat. Serve by itself or with riced broccoli or cauliflower.
  9. Optional: sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Recipe Notes

Instead of meatballs, you can substitute cooked chicken or pork and coat with the sauce.

Nutrition Facts
Keto General Tso Meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 462 Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Fat 34g52%
Saturated Fat 12g75%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 136mg45%
Sodium 705mg31%
Potassium 418mg12%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 31g62%
Calcium 35mg4%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Vitamin A 40IU1%
Iron 3.1mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutritional information is provided for recipes as a guide only. It cannot be 100% accurate. It’s included as a courtesy to give a general account of a recipe, so one can see if the macros are within the ballpark of where he/she needs to be. It is automatically calculated using WP recipe software integrated with a nutrition API. Please calculate your own nutritional information with the exact brand and ingredients you used before relying on the ones included with the recipe.

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