The carrot meatballs are soft, flavorful, and easy to prepare, a healthy and light idea for lunch and dinner. An economical, waste-free, vegetarian, and delicious baked meatball recipe! Naturally, like broccoli meatballs or chickpea meatballs, these meatballs can also be fried in plenty of oil, but if we want a healthier and simpler alternative that doesn’t require standing by the stove to cook them perfectly, baking is always a great solution! The result will be crispy meatballs on the outside with a soft and gooey center, perfect to accompany with a cheese sauce or another sauce of your choice!
The preparation is very simple: mix carrot puree in a bowl with a chopped onion, an egg, grated Parmesan, oat flour, herbs, salt, and pepper. Form the meatballs and fill them in the center with a cube of cheese. Bake them for 30 minutes at 356°F (180°C). Meanwhile, prepare a sauce with cream cheese, oil, lemon juice, oregano, and salt. Once ready, serve the carrot meatballs with the prepared sauce.
Perfect for lunch and dinner, they are also a great idea for a standing buffet, appetizer, or an aperitif with friends. With ingredients that we surely have at home, you just have to try them as soon as possible!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Preparing Baked Carrot Meatballs
- 12 oz carrots, cooked, boiled
- 3/4 cup oat flour (or 1/2 cup breadcrumbs)
- 3 1/2 oz cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 red onion
- 1 3/4 oz grated Parmesan
- herbs
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 7 oz cream cheese
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk
- lemon juice
- dried oregano
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Tools for Preparing Baked Carrot Meatballs
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Potato Masher
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- 1 Oven
Steps for Preparing Baked Carrot Meatballs
Prepare the Baked Carrot Meatballs first by mashing the boiled carrots in a bowl and adjusting with salt and pepper.
Peel the onion and chop it. Add it to the carrot puree.
Also add the egg and grated Parmesan.
Finally, add the oat flour or breadcrumbs and the herbs, and mix with a spoon until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
Form the meatballs and place them one by one on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Fill each meatball in the center with a cube of cheese.
Season with oil and bake at 356°F (180°C) for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare a cheese sauce: place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until you obtain a well-blended cream.
Take the Carrot Meatballs out of the oven and serve them with the cheese sauce.
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You can store the baked carrot meatballs in the fridge for 3-4 days or freeze them. The cheese sauce should also be stored in the fridge.
You can easily make oat flour by blending oat flakes.
You can prepare the accompanying sauce by substituting both the cream cheese and the milk with Greek or plain yogurt.
You can also cook them in a pan or air fryer at 356°F (180°C) for about 20 minutes.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What can I substitute for oat flour?
You can substitute it with 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs.
What cheese can be used to stuff the meatballs?
You can use scamorza, pizza mozzarella, fontina, Emmental, etc.
