Beef and Zucchini Appetizer Meatballs Recipe Photo - Diabetic Gourmet Magazine Recipes

Here’s an interesting combination for a meatball. This simple recipe is surprisingly great – and a real crowd-pleaser at parties and holiday get-togethers. It is also keto diet friendly.

Notes:

Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed Ground Beef. Ground Beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160F. Color is not a reliable indicator of Ground Beef doneness.


Recipe Yield: 4 servings.

Ingredients

    • 1 lb Ground Beef (93% or leaner)
    • 1 cup grated zucchini
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper


Directions

    • Preheat oven to 400F.
    • Combine all ingredients in medium bowl, mixing lightly, but thoroughly.
    • Shape into 24 meatballs.
    • Place meatballs, 1-inch apart, on rack in aluminum foil lined broiler pan.
    • Bake in 400F oven 22 to 25 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatball registers 160F.

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

Calories: 163
Fat: 8 grams
Unsaturated Fat: 3 grams
Saturated Fat: 3 grams
Fiber: 0.3 grams
Sodium: 225 milligrams
Cholesterol: 75 milligrams
Protein: 23 grams
Carbohydrates: 1 grams