Gluten Free Spaghetti & Meatballs Recipe

Gluten Free Spaghetti & Meatballs

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Written by Gluten Free Recipes / Published in Spaghetti

A lot of gluten free recipes seem to be for snacks or desserts, but there are a few meals complete you can make that are gluten free. Here is a recipe for spaghetti and meatballs that aren’t overly difficult to make and taste great!

Gluten Free Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Spaghetti Ingredients:

Tinkyada noodles of your choice!

Meatball Ingredients:

1 small to medium sweet onion
4-5 cloves garlic, peeled, cut in half
1 medium carrot, peeled, cut into several pieces
1 pound of organic grass fed ground beef or buffalo- either works
1 pound of organic ground pork
1/2 cup Annie’s Naturals or Muir Glen Organic Ketchup
1 tablespoon organic molasses
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/3 to 1/2 cup gluten-free bread crumbs- processed from 2-3 slices of stale tapioca bread with some hefty shakes of dried Italian herbs
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (my secret ingredient!)
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Dash of red pepper flakes, if desired
Olive oil, as needed

Spaghetti & Meatball Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Toss the onion, garlic and carrot pieces into a food processor and pulse until the texture is very finely diced. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, briefly stir together the ground beef and pork.
Add in the processed onion, garlic and carrot mixture, ketchup, molasses, balsamic vinegar, parsley, gluten-free bread crumbs, sea salt and pepper flakes.
Mix gently to combine. Try not to over-mix (over-mixing makes a dense meatball).
Rub a little olive oil on your hands and form the meatball mixture into balls (roughly the size of golf balls). Place them on the lined baking sheet. You should end up with about 20-24 balls.
Bake the meatballs in the center of the pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes until done (no longer pink in the center).

Note: Smaller meatballs cook faster, so if your meatballs are smaller, check them at 20 minutes. Adjust baking times accordingly.

[Recipe Courtesy of Karina's Kitchen]

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