These homemade Italian keto meatballs are incredibly simple to prepare and the perfect pairing for a keto spaghetti dinner. These zero carb keto meatballs are also perfect for stocking your freezer. If you’re missing spaghetti and meatballs on keto, you’re going to love this easy 30 minute recipe.

An easy homemade Italian keto meatballs recipe. Zero carbs, common ingredients, and freezer friendly. A perfect pairing for low carb noodles and marinara.

This recipe was originally published on April 3, 2018.

A common complaint, or gripe, I hear about eating a ketogenic diet is not being able to eat Italian food.

Since so many of our favorite Italian dishes are carb based, it’s hard for someone new to a ketogenic lifestyle (or thinking about starting it) to wrap their head around not eating pasta anymore.

I get it, trust me.

Pasta is one of the ultimate comfort foods and giving that up is a daunting task.

It takes willpower…and good recipe replacements!

That’s where I come in to help.

My homemade Italian keto meatballs are not only really easy to make, but they’re fantastic when paired with a low carb noodle for homemade keto spaghetti and meatballs!

You’re Going To Love These Keto Meatballs

And here’s why:

Only 6 ingredients needed that you probably already have in your kitchen
Ready in just 30 minutes
Perfect for meal prepping
Freezes well before or after baking
Kid friendly
Zero carbs per meatball
Omit the parmesan cheese for a dairy free keto option

Making Your Own Keto Meatballs At Home

The thought of making homemade meatballs might seem labor intensive but truly, these zero carb Italian meatballs couldn’t be any easier to prepare.

You just need a large mixing bowl, wooden spoon, and a medium cookie scoop to prep your meatballs. If a cookie scoop is not already in one of your drawers, order one asap! They’re one of those items that you’ll use over and over to get evenly measured cookies, meatballs, etc.

A few tips for making the perfect meatballs:

Don’t over work the meat when you’re mixing in everything. It should be just combined. Over mixing the meat will yield tough meatballs.
Use your favorite low carb Italian dressing, whatever that may be. Personally, I use the Newman’s Own Family Italian Recipe.
While it’s not necessary, you can brown your meatballs in a skillet before baking if desired. Reduce your bake time accordingly (about 5 minutes).

Can I Substitute Ingredients?

Don’t have one of the ingredients on hand? Don’t like a particular ingredient? Here are a couple of options for substitutions in this recipe:

Omit the parmesan cheese for dairy free keto meatballs
Omit pork rinds for kosher keto meatballs.
Do NOT omit the egg

How To Serve Your Zero Carb Italian Meatballs

What’s a meatball without spaghetti, right? Wrong!

Believe it or not, there are so many ways to enjoy a low carb spaghetti and meatball dinner!

Whether it be zucchini noodles (as pictured), spaghetti squash, konjac (shirataki) noodles, or hearts of palm noodles, there really are a bunch of ways to make spaghetti keto friendly.

My family tends to prefer zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash when it comes to Italian dishes.

If I don’t make homemade marinara sauce (that recipe is in my cookbook, The Family Friendly Keto Instant Pot Cookbook), I prefer to use Rao’s brand of sauces. They’re very clean, taste phenomenal, and are the lowest in carbs I’ve found in the store!

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Of course, you can skip the noodles altogether and just have a big bowl of meatballs, marinara, and top it off with some fresh mozzarella or parmesan!

Here Are Some More Keto Italian Recipes You’re Sure To Love

Instant Pot Spaghetti Casserole
Low Carb Spaghetti Bake
Crockpot Italian Crack Chicken
Keto Burgundy Pot Roast with Mushrooms
Easy Keto Egg Noodles
Sausage Crust Pizza
Fat Head Style Pizza Dough
Low Carb Pizza Soup

The Best Homemade Keto Meatballs

Yield:
20 meatballs

Prep Time:
10 minutes

Cook Time:
25 minutes

Total Time:
35 minutes

An easy homemade Italian keto meatballs recipe. Zero carbs, common ingredients, and freezer friendly. A perfect pairing for low carb noodles and marinara.

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 egg
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Worcestershire
2/3 cup crushed pork rinds
¼ cup Italian dressing (I like Newman’s Own Family Italian)
pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl. Gently incorporate everything into the beef with a wooden spoon or your hands. Be careful not to overwork the meat.
Use a medium cookie scoop, or large spoon, to make 20 meatballs. Roll them between your hands after scooping to round them out.
Bake for 25 minutes on an unlined baking sheet.
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container up to 1 week in the refrigerator.