Crock Pot Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meatballs

From SugarFreeMom: Crock Pot Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meaballs in homemade marinara sauce is a family favorite in my house and perfect for a busy school night dinner! These are made grain free, low car, keto, and gluten free!

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 6 hours

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup pork rinds crushed
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasonings
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 ½ pounds ground turkey
• 8 ounces Fontina cheese cut into 24 pieces or mozzarella

Marinara Sauce

• 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Crock Pot Directions

• In a large bowl whisk the eggs, pork rinds, cheese and seasonings together.
• Add the ground turkey and mix just until combined.
• Roll mixture into 24 meatballs.
• Insert 1 cube of cheese into the center of each meatball. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl stir together the marinara sauce ingredients.
• Pour enough sauce to cover the bottom of the crock pot.
• Place meatballs in the crock pot and cover with remaining sauce.
• Cover and cook on high 3 hours or low 6 hours.

Oven Directions

• Follow the recipe up until you put the sauce in the crock pot. Instead place half the sauce into a 9 by 13 baking pan. Add all the meatballs and cover with remaining sauce. Bake 30 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink when cut open. 

Notes

Net Carbs: 7g

This recipe was first published in September 2014 and updated with video in January 2019.

Nutrition

Serving: 3meatballs 

Calories: 372kcal 

Carbohydrates: 9g 

Fiber: 2g

Protein: 47g 

Fat: 16g 

Saturated Fat: 8g 

Cholesterol: 157mg 

Sodium: 1014mg 

Potassium: 770mg 

Sugar: 4g 

Vitamin A: 635IU 

Vitamin C: 9.3mg 

Calcium: 301mg 

Iron: 3.4mg

Source

Author: Jo Harding

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