Keto Meatball Marinara Recipe (2024)

Finally, guilt-free, low-carb Italian!! This Keto Meatball Marinara Recipeis a comfort food classic you can enjoy anytime! Our low carb marinara meatballs are an easy and delicious keto dinner recipe!

Easy Keto Meatball Marinara

Usually Italian food is crammed with carbs – bread, pasta, the works!

However, this Keto Meatball Marinara recipes provides all the comforting flavors of an Italian classic – guilt free!

With 9 grams net carbs per serving, it is ideal for those on a moderate ketogenic diet (under 60 grams of net carbs per day). If you’re on a stricter diet (under 20 grams net carbs), this would be more of an indulgence, as it would be almost half of your daily carbs.

Of course it is WAY fewer carbs than a traditional pasta dish! It’s definitely a winner in my book!

Related:Learn how many carbs you can have on the keto diet!

What I especially love about this Keto Meatball Marinara recipe is that it is something the kids love too! We can whip up a small batch of pasta for them, and that way we’re all eating the same thing. (Because who has time to cook TWO dinners?!)

PS- If your family loves meatballs like our family does, be sure to check out our Keto Meatballs Stroganoff or our Keto BBQ Meatballs too!

Why I Love This Recipe:

• One pot meal
• Family-friendly
• Ready in about 30 minutes
• Over 20 grams protein per serving

You’ll Need:

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• Cast-iron skillet or dutch oven
• Non-slip mixing bowls
• Ground beef & pork sausage
• Egg
• Almond flour
• Italian seasoning
• Garlic
• Onion
• Tomato Passata*
• Fresh basil
• Salt & pepper

*If you can’t find Tomato Passata in your local grocer, you could instead use our Low Carb Tomato Sauce Recipe, made withfresh tomatoes. Tomato Passata differs from regular pasta sauce because it is simply pureed tomatoes with the skin and seeds removed. Unlike most pasta sauces or tomato pastes, tomato passata is uncooked and contains no additives.

The above is a quick glance at the ingredients and tools needed to make Keto Meatballs with Marinara Sauce. Full ingredient amounts are available in the printable recipe at the bottom of the post.

KETO FAQ – Learn More

• What is Keto?
• How many carbs can you eat on keto?
• Keto-friendly Food List
• What is the Keto flu and how to avoid it?
• What is a Targeted Keto Diet?
• 8 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight on Keto

Prep Tips:

Keep reading for photo step-by-step instructions and cooking tips. A full printable recipe follows.

When choosing your beef and sausage for this recipe, look for higher-fat percentages. Look for pork sausage without any added sugar or fillers or opt for plain ground pork.

We made our meatballs about the size of a ping-pong ball:

A large dutch oven is our favorite tool to make these Keto Meatballs with Marinara recipe, however, you can alternatively use a large frying pan or sauté pan.

While meatballs cook, we prep and chop veggies and sauce ingredients.

Using the same pan that you cooked your meatballs to sauté your veggies infuses them with extra flavor.

For a thicker sauce, place the pot in the oven for 10 minutes at 300°F.

Serve over cauliflower rice and garnish with fresh basil.

More Keto Italian Recipes

• Keto Zucchini Lasagna
• Keto Tuscan Chicken

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