Hello friends. I have another delicious meal for you: Hungarian Meatballs with Cauliflower “Rice” Paleo, Whole30, and Keto friendly!
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Hungarian Meatballs with Cauliflower “Rice”~ Paleo, Whole30, Keto
In this one-pan Paleo-Whole30-Keto friendly meal, we serve paprika-spiced pork meatballs with a cauliflower “rice,” dressed up with sweet dates and shallots . You may be able to find ‘riced’ cauliflower at your local grocery store. It has become very popular. If not, you can chop your own with a knife, or drop florets in a food processor and give it a whirl! This recipe is high in protein and has no seed oils, plus, it’s chock full of veggies!
Low Carb- Keto Friendly:
To keep this recipe low carb and keto friendly, simply omit the dates. There are no bread crumbs in the meatballs, so that’s all you have to do.
If You Love Meatballs and Need More Recipes…
Try these Greek Meatball and Tzatziki Bowls!
The Recipe: Hungarian Meatballs with Cauliflower “Rice”~ Paleo, Whole30, Keto
Tips and what you need: If you can’t find ‘riced’ cauliflower you can make your own using a good knife, or a food processor.
In this one-pan Paleo-Whole30-Keto friendly meal, we serve paprika-spiced pork meatballs with a cauliflower “rice,” dressed up with dried figs and watercress. If you can't find cauliflower rice at your market, you can chop raw cauliflower until it resembles rice, or whirl florets in a food processor until 'riced"
- 10 ounces ground pork
- 1 organic egg
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 2 tablespoons almond meal
- 3 -4 Tablespoons olive oil, separated
- 2 large organic shallots, diced small
- 10 ounses riced cauliflower
- 1/4 cup dates, chopped (Optional for low carb keto) (
- 2 tablespoon s chopped chives, for garnish
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Prep the meatballs
Let ground pork rest on paper towels to drain off any excess liquid.
In a medium bowl, using a fork or whisk, blend the egg, spices and almond meal.
Add the ground pork, season generously with salt and pepper, and mix until just combined. Using wet hands, form the mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
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Cook the meatballs
In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, warm 1-2 tablespoon olive oil until hot but not smoking.
Working in batches if needed, add the meatballs and cook, turning once, until browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. The meatballs are small, so they cook quickly
Transfer to a plate. Add more oil between batches if needed. Wipe out the pan.
While the meatballs cook, prepare the remaining ingredients.
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Prep the remaining ingredients
Peel and thinly slice the shallots.
Chop dates; coarsely
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Cook the cauliflower “rice”
In the same pan used for the meatballs, warm 1-2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
Add the shallots, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the cauliflower “rice,” season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until the cauliflower starts to soften, 2 to 4 minutes.
Stir in the dates(optional for carb watchers) and cook until starting to soften, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat, season to taste with salt and pepper.
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ServeTransfer the cauliflower “rice” to individual plates and top with the meatballs. Garnish with chives if desired, and serve.
If you are not a carb watcher, dried cranberries are also a great addition to this meal. The red looks really pretty tossed throughout the cauliflower rice.
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They really have some great, “clean” eating offerings, I’m so glad that it’s something they offer. This meal sounds great and I love the riced cauliflower with it.
Me too. It sure make life easier, especially those transitioning from a less healthy diet!
Hungarian meatballs were one of my favorite treats growing up. These look so delicious!
Love love love this recipe! My mom’s side is from Hungary and this definitely speaks to me 🙂 Gotta try them!!
Ahhh! I hope you love them!
Wow, the watercress and figs, two of my favorites. And such yummy pork and spices!! Delicious dinner!
Thanks Megan!
This is totally something I would eat! Those meatballs are perfect, and I definitely would be adding the figs!
Isn’t that a nice touch!?
Right now I’m loving anything that I can throw a few extra veggies into and cauliflower is a nice one to throw in that is relatively undetectable. I’ve got everything in the fridge ready to go!
Wow ! That looks fabulous! need to make this ASAp!
Thanks ChihYu.
I am going to make this! Love all the flavours and ease of this recipe. Thanks Linda!
I hope you do!
Thank you so much for sharing. I love SunBasket meals, and have wanted to replicate them, but didn’t know where to find the spice blends. This is hugely helpful.
You are welcome:)
This is perfect. I was searching Pinterest for a recipe like the one I made from SunBasket and here it is. Soooo helpful!
Great! Glad I could help!