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Experience the tantalizing blend of flavors with our Greek Avgolemono Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice recipe!
This low-carb dish combines the creamy tang of our homemade avgolemono sauce with Greek-spiced meatballs, served alongside cauliflower rice for a satisfying and healthy meal option.
Made with ingredients like ground beef, coconut flour, lemon zest, and a medley of aromatic herbs, these meatballs are bursting with Greek-inspired flavors.
Let's dive into the recipe and discover how to create a delicious fusion of Mediterranean and low-carb goodness!
Recipe Tips
This recipe is naturally dairy-free. If you can tolerate dairy, you can cook the meatballs in some ghee, or a combination of olive or avocado oil plus butter.
For a higher protein option you can swap the ground beef with ground chicken breast, or simply increase the amount of meat used to 600 g (1.3 lb). This slight increase won't require any additional adjustments of other ingredients.
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Hands-on Overall
Serving size 3 meatballs + 1/2 cup sauce + 1 cup cauli-rice
Nutritional values (per serving, 3 meatballs + 1/2 cup sauce + 1 cup cauli-rice)
Net carbs9.4 grams
Protein35.2 grams
Fat47.4 grams
Calories625 kcal
Calories from carbs 6%, protein 23%, fat 71%
Total carbs15 gramsFiber5.6 gramsSugars4.9 gramsSaturated fat15.4 gramsSodium658 mg(29% RDA)Magnesium69 mg(17% RDA)Potassium1,151 mg(58% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
Avgolemono sauce:
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup lemon juice (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
- 2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
- Optional: sea salt and pepper, to taste
Meatballs & rice:
- 1 medium cauliflower, riced (700 g/ 1.5 lb)
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
- 500 g ground beef (1.1 lb)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup coconut flour (30 g/ 1.1 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- zest of 1 organic lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped mint or 1 tsp dried mint
- 1 tbsp chopped oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Start by making the Avgolemono Sauce by following this recipe. When done, cover with a lid and set aside to keep warm.
- Cut the cauliflower into small florets and run them through a hand grater or food processor with a grating blade. Pulse until the florets resemble grains of rice.
- Grease a large saucepan with half of the olive oil (2 tbsp). Add the cauliflower rice with a pinch of salt and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently. When cooked, set aside and cover with a lid to keep warm while you make the meatballs.
- Place all of the ingredients for the meatballs into a mixing bowl: ground beef, egg, coconut flour, minced garlic, finely grated lemon zest, chopped parsley, mint and oregano (or use dried herbs), salt, pepper. You can optionally keep some herbs for topping.
- Mix to combine well.
- Using your hands, create 12 medium-sized meatballs (about 50 grams/ 1.8 oz each).
- Heat a large skillet greased with the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil over a medium-high heat. Once hot, add the meatballs and cook undisturbed for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned and cooked through. Set aside to keep warm.
- Serve the meatballs with the avgolemono sauce, cooked cauliflower rice and fresh herbs.
- To store, let everything cool down and refrigerate for up to 4 days. The meatballs, sauce and cauliflower rice can be kept together or in separate storage containers. Reheat before serving.
Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, 3 meatballs + 1/2 cup sauce + 1 cup cauli-rice)
| Net carbs | Protein | Fat | Calories |
|---|
| Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs) |
| 0.3 g | 4.7 g | 3.6 g | 54 kcal |
| Lemon juice, fresh |
| 2 g | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 7 kcal |
| Chicken stock (broth), chicken only, homemade |
| 0 g | 2.4 g | 2.4 g | 31 kcal |
| Cauliflower, fresh |
| 5.2 g | 3.4 g | 0.5 g | 44 kcal |
| Olive oil, extra virgin |
| 0 g | 0 g | 13.5 g | 119 kcal |
| Beef, minced (ground), raw, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 21.5 g | 25 g | 318 kcal |
| Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs) |
| 0.1 g | 1.6 g | 1.2 g | 18 kcal |
| Coconut flour, organic |
| 0.8 g | 1.3 g | 1.1 g | 28 kcal |
| Garlic, fresh |
| 0.5 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Lemon zest (peel), fresh |
| 0.1 g | 0 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Parsley, fresh (spices) |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Mint, fresh |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Oregano, fresh |
| 0.3 g | 0 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Salt, sea salt |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Pepper, black, spices |
| 0.1 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Total per serving, 3 meatballs + 1/2 cup sauce + 1 cup cauli-rice |
| 9.4 g | 35.2 g | 47.4 g | 625 kcal |
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