Meal Prep:
I like to meal prep every Sunday for my busy work weeks. Sometimes I’ll batch cook meals, where I have the full meals already prepped for the week. And other times, I’ll do a buffet style of various items, to be able to throw together quick options during the week. Check out this post to learn more about how I meal prep.
5) Top with reheated meatballs with tomato sauce
Meatballs:
One of my favorite items to meal prep, meatballs! Because not only are the flavor combinations endless. But they make a great main ingredients to be used in a variety of dishes for the week.
How to prepare the meatballs:
Preparing the meatballs is easy! I mix the ground meat, egg, seasonings, and pork rinds (can use bread crumbs in place), roll into balls, and cook in my air fryer 370 for 12-15 minutes. But I personally like to cook less time. Because during the week i’ll be reheating again and this helps prevent drying them out.
Meals to use the meatballs in for the week:
- Meatball sub sandwich
- Cooked Zoodles with meatballs and tomato sauce
How to create zoodle pasta dish:
I spiralized 3 zucchini’s with my spiralizer. And I baked the zoodles with garlic avocado oil spray, salt and pepper, on 400 F for 10 minutes. And topped with meatballs that I reheated in my air fryer with some roasted garlic tomato sauce.
How to create the meatball sub sandwich:
I sliced two pieces of bread in half, added some cheese, melted the cheese a little bit (broil 1-2 minutes), added the reheated meatballs that I cooked with roasted garlic tomato sauce, topped with more cheese, and a little more sauce, and baked 300 F for 5-10 minutes.
Other options to use meatballs in:
And these are just a couple options to use the meal prepped meatballs. But there are so many other ways they can be enjoyed too.
Air Fried Keto and Paleo Friendly Meatballs:
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey Substitute any type of ground meat
- 1/3 cup crushed pork rinds
- 1 Tbsp diced jalapeño Optional
- 1/3 cup diced onions
- 1/4 cup diced cilantro or parsley + and extra for garnish
- 1 large pasture raised egg
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp primal palate super gyro (substitute 1/4 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp thyme)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Salt + pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Tomato sauce of your choice
Instructions
Instructions
- Add everything to a bowl and mix with your hands
- Roll into 15 meatballs
- Cook in air fryer 370 for 12-15 minutes or bake 350 F for 20-25 minutes
- If enjoying that night, add cooked meatballs to a pan with tomato sauce and simmer on low until sauce is heated
- If eating during the week: Add tomato sauce of your choice to the meatballs, add to air fryer and reheat 300 for 10-12 minutes.
- Enjoy over zoodles, pasta, or in a meatball sub sandwich
Zoodle "Pasta" With Air Fried Meatballs
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini's
- 1 tsp garlic avocado oil spray
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 already prepped meatballs with tomato sauce
Instructions
- Spiralize zucchini
- Add to a lined baking sheet and spray with garlic avocaod oil spray, salt and pepper
- Bake 400 F for 10 minutes
- Top with reheated air fried meatballs with tomato sauce in air fryer 300 for 10-12 minutes
Meatball Sub Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 Bolillos rolls Substitute any type of bread rolls
- 4 slices cheese of choice
- 4 already prepped meatballs with tomato sauce
- 2 Tbsp tomato sauce
Instructions
- Slice the rolls in half
- Add a 1 slice of cheese to each roll
- Add to oven on broil for 1-2 minutes to melt cheese a bit
- Reheat the meatballs with tomato sauce in airfryer 300 10-12 minutes
- Slice the meatballs in half
- Place on top of the melted cheese
- Place the last piece of cheese on top
- Add rest of tomato sauce to each roll
- Bake 300 F for 8-10 minutes (keep an eye out so the bread doesn't get too crispy)