chicken pork breakfast meatballs
Made with just 6 ingredients, these breakfast chicken pork meatballs come together in just 30 minutes. They have the same great sweet and savory flavor of a maple sausage, but all the sweetness comes naturally from shredded apples! They are so good my toddler ate 8 (yes 8) in one night! And did I mention each meatball has around 16g of protein?!
Servings: 14 meatballs
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground breakfast pork (it's important to use breakfast pork because it has spices already)
- 1 lb ground white meat chicken*
- ¾ cup white cheddar shredded
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 honeycrisp apples peeled and shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use a cheese grater to shred the ¾ cup white cheddar and 2 honeycrisp apples.
- Mix together the shredded cheese, apples, 1 lb ground breakfast pork, 1 lb ground white meat chicken*, 1 cup almond flour, and 1 teaspoon baking powder in a large bowl (the best way to do this is with your hands). Scoop out 14 meatballs (about the size of a golf ball) and place them on a sheet tray. Then gently roll them into smooth balls. They are very tender, so work carefully. If they get sticky, wet your hands to minimize this.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees F.
- These are delicious as is or as part of a breakfast lunchable with fruit and an egg bite!
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Notes
Storage: These will last for up to 4 days in the fridge in an airtight container. Or, they freeze really well for up to 3 months! Simply reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds are so, depending on if they are frozen or raw.
* most ground chicken in the store is white meat but sometimes you’ll see white and dark meat. DO NOT use dark meat chicken - it is far too greasy so only use white meat or ground turkey.
Nutrition
Serving: 2balls | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 30g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g