This basic meatball recipe is easy to make. No frying! Flavored with shallot, tomato paste and a hint of Dijon mustard, these simple meatballs are incredibly tasty. My boys and their friends love them!
Meatballs are also a great make ahead dinner dish. Often, when I have a busy day, I’ll make these meatballs the night before, let them cool, and refrigerate them. The next evening, I throw them in a baking dish with glass lid, cover them with a jar of my favorite tomato sauce, and heat the meatballs and sauce in the oven at 350º for half an hour while I get the rest of dinner ready. Lately, I’m in the habit of serving these over Paleo pasta, along with Caesar salad, and roasted broccoli.
Swapping out high-carb processed food such as pasta for super food vegetable noodles is a win-win. Sometimes I wonder why I ever ate traditional pasta. Vegetable noodles are just as good!
Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large egg
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, egg, and shallot
- Mix in tomato paste, mustard, coconut flour, salt, pepper, and baking soda
- Use a ¼ cup scoop to form meatballs
- Place meatballs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes, or until instant read thermometer reads 175°F
There’s nothing like spaghetti and meatballs. It’s a great comfort food dish and one of those rare dinners that everyone in my family loves.
Although it’s not traditional, we often have Spaghetti and Meatballs on Friday nights for Shabbat dinner. What is your favorite dish to serve for dinner? Do you like beef dishes? Do you prefer chicken, or fish? Leave a comment and let me know!
Alayna says
Best meatballs ever! I’ve made these with multiple types of ground meat (pheasant, beef, venison, etc) and they are ALWAYS a hit! Thank you for this and so many more recipes!
Elana says
Alayna, best ever?! Thanks so much :-)
B says
Yes, I agree, these are the best meatballs ever. Tender, flavorful, store and freeze well. Again, thank you Elana
Elana says
Best meatballs ever?! Thanks B :-)
Mountain Mama says
I’ve made these meatballs several times. We love them! I prefer ground bison and add garlic and oregano. My homemade tomato sauce is a crockpot “throw everything in” recipe that makes a batch of 5 mason jars. We serve these meatballs over zucchini noodles fried in avocado oil with salt. Thanks for such a wonderful meatball!
Elana says
You’re welcome!
Kim Sabow says
Wow….my family absolutely loved this! I was pleasantly surprised how tasty it was. Thank you for a great recipe that will be a staple from now on!
Elana says
Kim, so glad you and your family found the meatballs tasty!
Mountain Mama says
Absolutely perfect! I made these with ground bison and served over zucchini noodles. Made my own tomatoes sauce from tomatoes paste, water, salt and fresh oregano. Sooo good!
Elana says
Mountain Mama, thanks so much for letting us know these were absolutely perfect :-)
KG says
These meatballs are the best! Dijon mustard is a genius ingredient. I make them and mix them w arabiatta sauce and put them over spaghetti squash. Thank you for this recipe!
Elana says
KG, you’re welcome! Glad to hear these are the best :-)
Tamara Phelan says
Hello, just wondering why you add baking soda to this recipe?
Elana says
Hi Tamara, it keeps the meat light, juicy, and tender.
April Driggers says
So, phase 1 of a Candida diet — only fresh tomatoes. Anyone made these without the tomato paste? I’m seriously blown away by what I can’t eat that it’s really hard to wrap my brain around finding something that I can other than sitting around eating cucumbers and turkey all day. :(
Elana says
Hi April, I’ve been there! Here’s a link that might be helpful:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/candida/
Good luck!
Elana
Jennifer Finn says
Hi Elana, Thanks for another fantastic recipe! I doubled so that I could have leftovers to freeze. I served it over spaghetti squash. I do not like meat sauce over spaghetti squash, but the meatballs were perfect. Meat sauce works great with your zucchini noodles.
Lisa says
Hi Elana,
I’ve made these meatballs and they are terrific! They are a family staple now. I just found out I have to avoid egg. Have you ever made these without egg? Do you have any guidance on a no-egg version?
Thanks,
Lisa
Sharon says
We have a child with egg intolerance and have always made meat balls without eggs. They turn out great in the oven.
Elisa says
Can these be made without eggs? TIA!
Jul says
I made these tonight but I used half ground chicken and half ground beef, onion instead of shallot (about 1/4 of a large onion), and catsup instead of tomato paste as I had none. I added a small bit of oregano, 2cloves garlic and a touch of basil. They were absolutely terrific! Thanks