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Italian Sausage & Pepperjack Meatballs

Italian Sausage & Pepperjack Meatballs

This makes a total of 8 servings of Italian Sausage & Pepperjack Meatballs. Each serving comes out to be 505 calories, 41.6g fats, 2.9g net carbs, and 28.6g protein.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 505 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • cup pork rinds crushed
  • 6 ounce ground hot italian sausage
  • 24 ounce ground beef
  • 5 ounce pepper jack cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 large egg
  • 1 cup low-carb alfredo sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Add the pork rinds to a food processor and pulse until completely crushed.
  • Break the hot Italian sausage into small, even-sized pieces and place them in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add in the ground beef and crushed pork rinds.
  • Cut the cheese into cubes (or tear into pieces, if using sliced cheese) to stuff in the middle of each meatball.
  • Measure out the oregano, Italian seasoning, salt, and eggs. Add them to the ground beef mixture — this is where the fun begins.
  • Knead everything together well by hand. It's a bit messy, but well worth the effort!
  • Grab about two-thirds of the meat needed for each meatball and form a semicircle with it. Place some of the cheese in the middle, and seal the meatball off with some more of the meat mixture.
  • Place the meatballs on a foil-lined baking tray. Spread the meatballs out evenly to ensure proper cooking and keep them from sticking together.
  • Bake for 45–50 minutes, depending on the size of the meatballs.
  • Let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from the tray. Serve with Alfredo sauce dolloped over each meatball.

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcalProtein: 28.6gFat: 41.6g
Keyword pork