Who doesn’t love a good meatball?? I will admit, there were years where I preferred a meat sauce with my “pasta” because I was just too freakin lazy. It’s not hard to roll a ball up …but ya, can be a little time consuming. I was craving meatballs one day and mixing up some sausage with ground beef in “ball form” sounded so good to me! These Meatballs w/Mushroom Sauce came together seamlessly and are so, so good!
Food prepping on this particular Sunday was on fire. I had so many things going and yet, didn’t even have a plan. I had mushrooms to use up so started stirring those up with a few ingredients I had on hand using the meatball grease that was already in the pan (why dirty another pan, right?). Then it hit me – toss the meatballs back into the pan with the mushroom sauce ….and voila, Meatballs w/Mushroom Sauce was born!
Meatballs For Munching
What’s one of your favorite munchie foods when you’re at a potluck? For me? I like the pot of meatballs just hanging out, waiting for me to plate a few (or more!). Many, many years ago – I was probably 20ish – I was at a church potluck and there were a few crockpots of meatballs. I stood there looking around for pasta or something to put my meatballs with. Honestly, I didn’t understand the concept of eating the meatballs alone! That was so weird to me. But clearly it’s a thing. I didn’t find it odd as time went on, as meatballs ‘stand alone’ food and what an easy potluck item to share! These Meatballs w/Mushroom Sauce would be perfect to take along to a <holiday> get together. Though they aren’t made in a crockpot, you can certainly transfer to one to keep them warm!
If you’re looking for a recipe made in your Instant Pot – here ya go! These Chipotle Meatballs are amaaaaazing!!! These are a definite go-to when needing a potluck item to bring along.
Spice Up Your Life
As noted in the first paragraph, I used both sausage and ground beef in this recipe. I not only used sausage but I used SPICY sausage! If you like a little kick, I highly suggest mixing the 2 meats together because it just works! Both my hubby and daughter raved about these Meatballs w/Mushroom Sauce! If you don’t like it spicy, I would still add sausage to the ground beef but go for the mild in flavor.
The holidays are just around the corner (if you’re reading this in October when it’s written) and this recipe would be perfect to bring along to any holiday party. It’s good my friends ….I promise! Give it a-go and let me know what you think!
Meatballs w/Dairy Free Mushroom Sauce
Notes
*If you prefer a thicker sauce, add in 1 tsp more at a time to achieve desired consistency.
Ingredients
- Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb spicy sausage
- 1 egg
- 1/4+ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp Tigernut Flour (almond flour works too)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp avocado or favorite cooking oil
- Sauce:
- 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup full fat coconut cream(solidified from top of can)
- 1/8 cup mustard
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1 tbsp tapioca or arrowroot starch
- Pinch of salt & pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together your sausage and ground beef (I use my hands).
- Add in a whisked egg, parmesan cheese, tiger nut flour and seasonings. Incorporate all …using hands (works best).
- Using a medium size scooper, scoop out your meat and roll with hands to form a ball. Place on parchment paper until you are done forming all balls and ready to cook.
- Heat oil in a large skillet (I use my stainless steel) on medium flame. Carefully add meatballs and let cook about 12 minutes, tossing about to coat all sides.
- Once cooked, transfer to a plate or baking sheet.
- In the same pan, using the reserved grease ….add your diced onions and cook until translucent. Add garlic, chicken broth and coconut cream. Heat through.
- Slowly add the arrowroot or tapioca*, whisking as it’s being added. Once whisked through, toss in the mushrooms and mustard, as well as salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook through about 10 minutes. Add back in the meatballs and toss around to coat. Cook another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve over your favorite gluten free pasta, cauliflower rice or serve as an appetizer!
