Baked Zoodles and Meatballs
Baked low carb meatballs over zucchini noodles. Keto diet Spahgetti bake!
Ingredients
- 6 cups zucchini spirals 2 pkgs Green Giant Frozen Veggie Spirals or 4-5 fresh Zucchini, spiraled
- 1 25 oz jar spaghetti sauce We use Victoria Tomato Basil
- 1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 16 oz bag Meatballs I used Trader Joes Flame Broiled Turkey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook meatballs by directions on the packaging.
- If you are using the frozen zucchini spirals, defrost and drain liquid from them. If you are using fresh zucchini, cut the zucchini with a spiralizer.
- Heat spaghetti sauce in a large saucepan on med-low.
- Add zucchini spirals, garlic and olive oil to a frying pan. Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste.
- When the meatballs are finished cooking add them to the spaghetti sauce and continue to cook while tossing the zucchini.
- Add cooking spray to a 9x9 baking dish. Add a couple of tablespoons of spaghetti sauce to the bottom of the baking dish.
- Add the zucchini spirals to baking dish.
- Add meatballs on top of zucchini spirals.
- Pour sauce over zucchini noodles and meatballs.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes and enjoy!
Notes
The zucchini noodles break down when they are sauted, so feel free to add double the amount for a more filling dish. There are around 3-4 grams of net carbs per cup in one zucchini.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 10.6gProtein: 14gFat: 13.1gSaturated Fat: 3.3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 860mgSugar: 5.3gCalcium: 60mg
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