Loaded Sweet Potato & Cheesy Meatballs
Loaded Sweet Potato and Cheesy Meatballs; a deliciously low-carb easy dinner for the whole family!
Servings: 2 -4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato
- 2 cups or 15oz can tomato sauce
- fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese shaved
Meatballs
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/4 lb ground veal
- 1/4 lb ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- fresh parsley
- salt + pepper to taste
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Sweet Potato
- Wash and scrub the sweet potato skin. Slice it in half (long way), wrap in foil and bake at 400F degrees for 45 minutes, meanwhile work on the meatballs.
Meatballs
- In a large bowl bring the meats together. Add all the ingredients and mix to combine.
- Once the mixture is nice and uniform start shaping the meat into 4 - 6 meatballs.
- In a frying pan add the olive oil. Bring this to a medium heat and add the meatballs. Pan fry the meatballs on all sides (about 2-3 minutes each side) then transfer the meatballs to a pot and add the sauce. Cover and cook for 25 minutes.
- When the sweet potato is done, carefully remove from oven. Using a fork, dig out two spots on each sweet potato half to place the meatballs but don't discard any of that yummy sweet potato, simply pile it back on once the meatballs are set in place.
- Garnish with freshly shaved parmigiano-reggiano cheese and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 858kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 335mg | Sodium: 1632mg | Potassium: 1885mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 17390IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 242mg | Iron: 8mg