Cottage Cheese Meatballs
A delicious and savory meatball recipe made with cottage cheese.
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
40 min
- •1 lb lean ground beef (not specified)
- •1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- •3 tsp Olive oil
- •1 jar Marinara Sauce
- •1/2 cup 4% low-fat cottage cheese
- •1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- •1 tsp garlic powder
- •1 tsp salt
- •1/2 tbsp italian seasoning
- •1/2 cup grated parmesan
- •6 whole basil leaves
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2
Mix all meatball ingredients together (1lb ground beef, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning.
- 3
Shape 16-20 small meatballs and place them in a large, oven-safe skillet. You can use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to help with this - it's ok if they are tight together.
- 4
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Gently loosen from bottom of pan.
- 5
While they bake, mix the remaining 1/2 cup panko, 3 tsp olive oil, and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese.
- 6
Add the sauce directly to the meatballs when they're done baking and stir to combine.
- 7
Top with breadcrumb mixture and bake for an additional 5-7 minutes, turning the broiler on the last 2-3 minutes. Watch carefully as it burns quick with the broiler on.
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