Recipe by Chavi Sperber

Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash

Meat Meat
Easy Easy
6 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Tree nuts - Egg
1 Hour, 45 Minutes
Diets

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 and 1/2 pounds ground meat

  • 3/4 cup almond flour

  • egg

  • 1/4 cup grated onion

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 2 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

  • 1 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon Haddar Kosher Salt

Spaghetti Squash

Directions

For the Meatballs

1.

Pour the tomato juice into a wide-bottomed pot. Heat the pot over medium-high heat and bring tomato juice to a boil.

2.

Reduce heat and simmer in uncovered pot until tomato juice thickens and reduces to half, about 50 minutes. Tomato juice will start to splatter once it has thickened.

3.

While the juice is reducing, combine the meat, almond flour, egg, onion, garlic, and one teaspoon kosher salt. Form into small meatballs. Set aside.

4.

Once the sauce has thickened, add the crushed pineapple, honey, apple cider vinegar, remaining kosher salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine.

5.

Drop meatballs gently into the bubbling sauce. Bring back to a boil.

6.

Lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes with lid partially open. Serve over spaghetti squash.

Variation:

You can use natural ground almonds in place of almond flour in this recipe.

For the Squash

1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.

Cut the spaghetti squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Brush the cut sides with extra light olive oil. Place the squash halves cut-side down on a baking sheet. Bake uncovered for one hour.

3.

Scrape out the spaghetti squash strands with the tines of a fork. Serve with meatballs and sauce.

Variation:

If you prefer to prepare the spaghetti squash on the stovetop: Boil it whole in a pot of boiling water for about 30 minutes, until soft. Cut it in half, scoop out the seeds, and scrape out the spaghetti strands with a fork.

Credits

Photography by Tamara Friedman

Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash

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