Editors' Pick
Low Carb Breakfast Balls
"I used to live off of these when I was low carbing. They freeze really well. I also occasionally mixed in TVP (texturized vegetable protein) and flax for some extra fiber."
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- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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48 meatballs
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 lbs bulk pork sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
directions
- Mix all the ingredients together until thoroughly blended (it is best to use your hands or an electric mixer).
- Form into about 4 dozen 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet or broiler pan.
- Bake at 375°F for about 25 minutes.
- Once they are cool, they can be sorted into individual zip bags and frozen for a grab-and-go breakfast.
- NOTE: for Scotch Eggs, mold a bit of the raw meat mixture around a peeled hard-boiled egg (or eggs) and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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So why use beef with the sausage in the mixture? Would the beef flavor over power the pork flavor? -
how do you heat them up?
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The main problem with this recipe and many others is that I live in a family of only 2 people and this simply makes too much. I have to do some involved math to make this one for the two of us. -
Nutrition facts please? Nevermind I see it now
Reviews
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I really enjoyed these as a no carb breakfast. Today, I am adding spinach and garlic powder. -
Mercy, these are SO good! Thanks for posting them! I made them with 1lb sausage and about 2lbs ground beef, and instead of the onion flakes and pepper I used 2Tbsp of 3 Onion Dip Mix (by Epicure Selections) and 3Tbsp of ground Flax. Thanks for the fabulous recipe!
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Scotch eggs are delicious dipped in a spicy mustard, and can be eaten hot, at room temp, or cold. Yummy! -
9/13/2009: I made up a batch of these this morning. Usually when a recipe indicates it makes 48, I get a much lower amount. Not true with this recipe -- I made up 70 sausage balls! As suggested by another reviewer, I used italian sausage (half hot, half mild) rather plain pork sausage, and that gives them a nice spicy kick. EDITED TO ADD: DH just tried one of these balls, and thinks they are great for more than just breakfast. He thinks they would be great for dinner (spaghetti and meatballs) using Dreamfields low-carb spaghetti. 1/7/10 UPDATE: Made this again, adding 1 cup TVP (rehydrated in 7/8 cup chicken broth) for added fiber. They turned out great!
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I've been low carb-ing....lost 30lbs in less than 3 months. These meatballs are great. I wrap them up in threes and freeze. It takes less than a minute to microwave and I have a breakfast that smells great, is FAST, and holds me over for a few hours. I'm making them today but I've bought good quality low fat sausage, very low fat beef, omega-eggs, and non-fat cheddar. Should bring the calories down. {-;
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Very tasty! I used turkey sausage instead of pork, and since I didn't have onion flakes I used onion powder. I also put in a little Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning. My husband said they were "darned good." (OK he used another word, but...) I think these would be a good addition to spaghetti sauce as well. I never seem to be able to make a really good tasting meatball, but these turned out fab. I also want to try Chef #1065437's very clever suggestion of adding spinach.
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I signed up as a member just to review this recipe. I have been doing low carbs for many years and am always looking for new recipes. I rarely find a delicious low carb recipe that I haven't tried, but this is one of them! I used fresh red diced onion instead of dried and added some minced garlic, but otherwise I followed the recipe. I wrapped in 3's in parchment paper then stored them all in a large Ziploc in the freezer. It is so easy to just grab a bunch and microwave right in the parchment paper for a (VERY) quick on-the-go breakfast! It does get greasy so you have to be a little cautious of grease dripping out of the parchment wrapping when retrieving from the microwave, but no biggie as long as you're careful. I am so addicted to these! Thank you for posting!
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I decided to play with this recipe tonight and I was very pleased with the end result. I live alone/eat alone so I liked the idea that I could eat a few of these little guys and freeze the rest of them. I used a pound of pork sausage, a pound of lean ground beef and a pound of lean ground turkey. I also decided to add 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp curry powder instead of pepper. Thank you...Mercy...for adding to my collection of great recipes!
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OMG!! i am having trouble finding good stuff that i like now that i am lo carbing. i am a picky eater too. i used 1lb of hot and 1lb of mild sausage and instead of grd beef i used turkey. turned out so awsome!!! thanks so much for posting the recipe.
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Easy to do and very, very tasty. I used 1 part habanero sausage to 2 parts mild and substituted ground chicken--just because. I used a green onion in place of the onion flakes and added a liberal portion of garlic powder because I love garlic. I made two of them "scotch" and enjoyed both versions deliciously.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mercy
Longwood, FL
Greetings everyone!
My name is Mary and I am a native Floridian. I live in Central Florida with my wonderful husband of 13+ years.
I enjoy cooking simple dishes with simple ingredients.
