There’s something about the meatball that my kids absolutely adore and who can blame them! Meatballs are fun, easy to eat, and as I have discovered over the years, these meaty creations can be made a million different ways besides the standard Italian style meatball that most of us are familiar with. On Sunday we made curried meatballs and I used curry powder from Penzeys Spices! I was given an amazing gift last week of several Penzeys spices and I have had so much fun trying them all out! Chrissy of Growing Up Paleo swears by Penzeys and now I know why. However, any curry powder will work just as well, there are several others that I adore but it was fun using something new!
We made a huge serving of meatballs so that we could have leftovers. Now the recipe!
Curried Meatballs
Meatballs
3 lbs ground beef
1 cup finely diced red onion
1 cup apple finely diced
1 egg
2 tablespoons curry powder
½ tablespoon sea salt
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients and mix well. using your hands. Form into meatballs just a little bit bigger than a golf ball and place into a large glass baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 24 meatballs. While the meatballs are cooking prepare the sauce!
Curry Sauce
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon raw organic honey (optional)
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ cup chicken broth
In a large skillet saute the garlic in the coconut oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the honey, curry powder, and tomato paste and whisk together. Add the chicken broth and continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth. Bring to a simmer. After the meatballs come out of the oven, add them to the sauce in the skillet and coat well. Cover and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes. Serves 6-7.
We served ours with roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes.
Enjoy!!
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Liz N says
May 3, 2011 at 9:40 amThis looks amazing Sarah! My daughter loves meatballs. This will be on my to-make list next week. Thanks for sharing.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:02 amThanks Liz! I hope your daughter enjoys the meatballs!
Stacey says
May 3, 2011 at 10:08 amGreat idea! These sound delish, just wrote them into my meal plan for tomorrow’s dinner (and thursday’s lunch!). Thank you!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:04 amThanks Stacey, hope you like them!
Natalie says
May 3, 2011 at 10:20 amMmmm…those look yummy. Is there something I could substitute for the apple? I’m not allowed most fruits on my candida diet.
Sarah says
May 3, 2011 at 1:21 pmHi Natalie! You can just leave the apple out or sub with either carrots or celery or a mix of both would be good too! : )
Natalie says
May 3, 2011 at 1:43 pmThanks Sarah. 🙂
Marinka says
May 3, 2011 at 10:30 amI love the idea of adding apple to meatballs! They look amazing!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:05 amThanks Marinka!
David Bell says
May 3, 2011 at 10:36 amFirst, I want to say how much I love your website! 🙂 Second, I love curry and these meatballs look and sound amazing! I can’t wait to try them, and thanx for making Paleo life easier and better than ever.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:05 amYou are so very welcome David, and thank you!!
Carmen Overturf says
May 3, 2011 at 10:51 amThis looks so yummy! FYI…..the Spice House also sells awesome spices. I frequent them regularly.
http://www.thespicehouse.com/
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:05 amThanks for the tip Carmen, I’ll check it out!
Nick says
May 3, 2011 at 11:09 amNatalie – I just left them out of my batch.. still very very yummy!
Also, my pap used to make meatballs with raisins in them .. give that a try.. sends a really nice sweet taste throughout the meatball as they cook!!!
Natalie says
May 3, 2011 at 1:44 pmThanks for the information Nick.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:06 amYum with raisins! Sounds good… : )
Nolette Brell says
May 3, 2011 at 5:22 pmI am NEWBIE to this Paleo way of eating, so please excuse my ignorance. So this would be considered a paleo diet with the honey? I love curry, hesitant to use with my husband and kids, what other spice can I substitute for curry or can I leave it out and would it still be as tasty. What else can we serve with this dish?
Herman G. says
May 5, 2011 at 5:44 ami believe you are able to use cumin, but i might take out the apples because that doesn’t seem like it would go well… I am also new to the diet, started on April 4th, but it has been great so far, definitely dropping lbs and inches… My wife is the one who got me to try it and brought me to this website in which it has been very insightful…
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:13 amHi Nolette, I every now and then will use a little bit of honey in a recipe which works fine for our family, it’s really up to you if you want to entirely avoid it or not. 1 tablespoon of honey that is spread over 3 lbs of ground beef, in my humble opinion is not something I stress over, but it’s all up to you and what feels best for you! I’m not sure what other spice I would suggest using for this specific recipe, the curry is really what makes the dish. It’s not spicy at all, very savory and delicious. If you want to try a meatball that’s a bit more on the “normal” side of things, try out these two recipes: http://everydaypaleo.com/2009/12/03/magnificant-meatballs/
http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/02/18/garden-fresh-meatballs/
Jeannine says
May 3, 2011 at 5:59 pmCooked these tonight! Awesome flavor! I thought you could not equal the meatballs made with Garam Masala, but you did 🙂
Thank you for another fun way to serve up ground beef!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:06 amGlad they turned out and thank you!! : )
Summer says
May 3, 2011 at 6:05 pmJust got your cookbook in the mail! Love it!!! Just a quick question. When you mention almond meal, is this the same thing as almond flour? Thanks!
Sarah says
May 3, 2011 at 6:50 pmHi Summer! Yup, almond meal is the same thing as almond flour! : )
Missy says
May 3, 2011 at 6:13 pmJust made these for supper. KILLER! LOVED them! What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing. You made a happy home in MN tonight – love you Sarah Fragoso!!! Keep it up 🙂
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:07 amLove right back to you and thanks so much!! : )
Beth says
May 4, 2011 at 7:41 amI was trying to figure out what to make for dinner last night when this recipe popped up on my Google Reader. I had all of the ingredients on hand and we love curry, so this was dinner. Wow, these are really fantastic. We had roasted cauliflower and baked sweet potato fries on the side. Whole family loved it.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:08 amAwesome Beth!! So glad everyone liked it!
Sandy says
May 4, 2011 at 9:29 amThank you for another ground beef recipe. We eat a lot of ground beef because as far as grass fed beef goes, it’s affordable. Can’t wait to give this one a go!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:08 amYou’re welcome Sandy, hope you like it!!
Sarah Sanchez says
May 4, 2011 at 10:35 amJust wanted to let you know that the sauce is GREAT with chicken.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:09 amI like that idea, thanks Sarah!!
Erin L. says
May 4, 2011 at 11:59 amNot having to do with this post, I wanted to let you know that I made the Almond Meal Blueberry Pancakes for my family this morning (from your book.) I’ve tried several Paleo pancake recipes and have just not been able to fool my children. Until this morning. Woohoo!!!!! Awesome awesome recipe.
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:09 amHurray!!! So great Erin and thank you!!
Elizabeth says
May 4, 2011 at 5:33 pmI made these tonight with never having had anything curry before. I LOVED them! I have some remaining meatballs packed for lunch. Super easy recipe to follow and fast!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:09 amSo glad you loved them!! : )
Paleo Josh says
May 4, 2011 at 8:25 pmI am drooling! I just made some Paleo Milk! It is kinda of a oxymoron, works. Next I will try to make some meat balls.
HHHMMM! It looks so good!
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:13 amPaleo milk???
Maile Baures says
May 4, 2011 at 10:24 pmI made these tonight for a group of us who did a 30 day Paleo challenge. They were a total hit!! Grabbed the leftovers and ran home to feed the kids!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:10 amGlad the meatballs were a hit Maile, thank you!!
Herman G. says
May 5, 2011 at 5:50 amMy friend made these last night and his wife said it’s by far the best meatballs she has ever had, I will be making them tomorrow night… Sarah, do you think they will freeze okay?
Sarah says
May 5, 2011 at 7:32 amI think they would freeze just fine!! : )
Michelle says
May 5, 2011 at 5:34 pmThese are delicious! Thanks!
Sarah says
May 6, 2011 at 7:17 amYou’re welcome! : )
Forrest says
May 6, 2011 at 12:55 pmHi Sarah,
Made these last night and am eating them again right now. They went over extremely well with my significant other, and we stuffed ourselves. The sauce was delicious as well.
We added a lot of bacon to the recipe. That never hurts. But we thought it would be even more improved with minced garlic in the meatballs and possibly some celery. That’s what I will try next time I make them.
Thanks again for the great recipes.
-Forrest
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:14 amYes, bacon makes anything taste better! YUM!
Elisa says
May 6, 2011 at 2:59 pmSarah!! THank you thank you!! Your food is the best out there for Paleo. I have ordered your book (in London) and tell everyone to hit your site. X
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:14 amThank you Elisa!
Nick says
May 7, 2011 at 12:33 amThanks Sarah, all four kids loved them! A recipe I will be adding to our regular schedule!
Marye says
May 7, 2011 at 9:17 amI’ve got them in the oven at this moment. Can’t wait to tast how they turned out!
Robin says
May 8, 2011 at 11:13 amI recently bought a curry cookbook but haven’t tried anything from it yet. Curry is new for me and I’ve been a little apprehensive about trying it. I saw your post the other day and it really looked so delicious. So, last night I made this dish but I used ground turkey instead of beef and I only had raisins on hand so I subbed that for the apples. They turned out wonderful!! I served them over some riced cauliflower. I can’t wait to make them for my Mom.
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:14 amSo glad you liked them, your version sounds delicious!!
tricia says
May 8, 2011 at 6:05 pmYum Yum Yum! thanks Sarah!! these rock!
Tricia
christina says
May 11, 2011 at 1:50 pmWOW! This is probably my favorite meal since going Paleo 6 months ago, and I have had a lot of good meals! My whole family loved it! I ended up making more sauce since we loved it so much! Thanks for another good recipe!
Sarah says
May 12, 2011 at 10:15 amSo glad you loved this one! I’m getting hungry just thinking about these meatballs, we all really liked them too…
Laura says
May 13, 2011 at 4:44 pmWe tried these and they were delicious. I just got your book yesterday. It is great. The fitness section was a nice surprise. Congrats. Great accomplishment.
Amanda says
May 14, 2011 at 12:30 pmSince one of the few high quality meats I can buy and afford is some local partially grass fed ground beef I have been making a lot of meatballs. This will be dinner tomorrow!
Stephanie says
May 17, 2011 at 9:01 amWe made these…..they are amazing! The only meatballs I will ever eat again 🙂
Angie says
May 17, 2011 at 9:39 amAmazing!! I think these are simply the best thing I have ever cooked… thanks so much for the amazing recipe 🙂 Changes are made were: used only 2 lbs. of organic ground beef and only 1.5 tbsp curry powder but kept the same ratio of ingredients for the rest– I still got 15 large meatballs out of it! Also, I loved the sauce and think one should either 1.5 or double that part of the recipe because you don’t want to run out of sauce!
Jennfer says
May 17, 2011 at 10:00 amEven though I recently got your (amazing) cookbook, I made these first. I was dubious about the curry, but boy were they good! I had to substitute hot curry and garam masala for the sweet curry, but it was great. Served it over spaghetti squash. The kids went back for thirds.
This morning I heated up three meatballs and then cut them up and topped them with poached eggs for a curry meatball hash. Delish!
Kate Record says
May 17, 2011 at 1:48 pmYUMMY! This sounds amazing, thanks so much for sharing! I’m waiting for your book to arrive and can’t wait to try more of your delicious recipes.
Erika says
May 17, 2011 at 3:59 pmSounds so great! I agree, Kids and Meatballs=Winner!!!!! Can’t wait to try a new idea for a meatball!!!!By the way, I read your book cover to cover! Very helpful and inspirational!!! Can’t wait to try so many of them!!!!
Rob G. says
May 22, 2011 at 10:28 pmI made these tonight and they are really good! I also bought your book and every recipe I have tried was awsome. It is the best Paleo recipe book I have found thus far. Keep up the good work and keep those recipes coming.
Julie says
May 31, 2011 at 4:10 pmYum! We just had these for supper tonight and they were a hit with everyone! We froze about 1/2 of the meat mixture because it was just me and the girls for dinner tonight and the recipe was too large. We will be pulling it out very soon though, it was so delicious!
Annie Vaughn says
June 10, 2011 at 10:14 amThese were just AMAZING! I’ve always feared my kids would reject anything with curry in it. Instead they just loved it! Thanks Sarah, I’ll be making this again and again!
Jin-Hee says
June 10, 2011 at 5:11 pmI just prepared this for dinner with some broccoli salad.
My 5 year old’s response was ” It looks so delicious!” He finished his dish without complaining. Those meatballs were really tasty. I’m so going to double up the recipe next time. BTW, I stumbled into your site and I’m loving lots of recipes.
So easy to prepare and so yummy. Thank you, thank you for sharing!!!
Amy P. says
June 10, 2011 at 6:09 pmLove your site, thank you for all that you share with your “groupies”! I am a Penzey’s addict myself (try the Chili 9000… yum!) but I haven’t tried curry meatballs on the kids yet. On the menu for next week for sure!
Pat Wales says
July 5, 2011 at 4:21 amI made the meatballs last night. They were really yummy. The apple really added to the curry flavour. Threw a tin of chopped tomatoes into the sauce as my family likes more sauce. I had it with my Indian vegetables (used caulie, green beans and cherry tomatoes) stir fried with mustard seed and spices. Really colourful on the plate and lots of leftovers for whatever.
redberry says
July 31, 2011 at 12:41 pmThese are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
After making these and eating them up, I am now going to buy your cookbook. 🙂
Sarah says
July 31, 2011 at 9:45 pmThank you redberry!
Fallon says
August 2, 2011 at 6:59 pmThe meatballs were a-mazing! I just adore your blog. Thank you SO much for your delicious, speedy and healthy recipes! As a nutritional health coach, I like to send folks to your blog often for recipes and for grain-free diet ideas! I hope to grab a copy of your cookbook soon.
Winter says
August 5, 2011 at 10:02 pmJust ate these for dinner tonight with some zuchgetti & wow! These were DELICIOUS. I’ve been really missing the flavor of curry, but the curry we have at home (Japanese and Korean varieties of powders and cubes) all contain wheat. 🙁 So I was really excited to try out this recipe. I’m glad I did. 🙂
Thanks so much!
Sarah says
August 10, 2011 at 10:12 pmYou are so very welcome and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Stephanie says
September 11, 2011 at 9:13 amThanks so much for sharing all of your recipes! Everything I’ve tried has been so easy to make and delicious. These meatballs have become one of my go-to recipes for a quick, easy, have everything on-hand dinner. Great for leftovers, too!
Patti says
September 25, 2011 at 6:18 pmThese are delicious! Thank you so much for helping me to convince my daughter to take curry off of her dislike list.
Allyson P says
October 16, 2011 at 4:43 pmI love these..along with just about everything else you make. The best part is that my husband also LOVES them – although I have not yet converted him to Paleo he still eats all of the Paleo food that I make – and he takes the leftovers!
Lisa says
November 9, 2011 at 7:12 pmOh my deliciousness! I made these tonight and everyone loved them. My 5 year old son kept asking for more. He said, “these are better than eating ice cream all day”. Thanks for the recipe. Unfortunately there were no leftovers; everyone had seconds. 🙂
Karen says
December 8, 2011 at 9:52 amThese meatballs were really good. I made the sauce in the slow cooker while they were in the oven then just added the meatballs, gave them a stir and let them cook on low for a couple of hours. They were better the next day. Yummy. Thanks!
Steven says
December 22, 2011 at 11:34 amI made these meatballs yesterday for lunch and they were absolutely delicious! I made a third of what the recipe calls for since I am a bachelor, ate half for lunch and the other half for dinner after I got back from my CrossFit. I am new to this Paleo lifestyle but I’ve gone out already to the grocery store and started purchasing the basics: olive oil, coconut oil, etc etc. I plan on making the stuffed advocados next once I can get my food processor to work! Thanks again for the awesome recipes, I will continue to comment as I try more of your recipes!
Sarah says
December 22, 2011 at 11:57 amAwesome Steven! So glad you enjoyed the meatballs.
Dani says
January 11, 2012 at 11:07 amI added some turmeric, coriander & cardamon to the meatballs and I also added some coconut milk to the sauce. Turned out delish!
Sarah says
January 11, 2012 at 5:39 pmGreat ideas for additions, thanks Dani – I’ll have to try that!
susan says
January 31, 2012 at 7:25 pmThank you so much! Just the recipe I was looking for. Just got grass fed ground beef from my uncle’s farm , love meatballs and trying to get away from all the canned tomato recipes. Made it tonite, love it and can’t wait for family and friends to try. Easy and delicious!
Tracy says
February 13, 2012 at 3:30 pmLove the sauce!! Thanks for sharing:-)
Tracy says
April 18, 2012 at 5:25 pmEvery time I make these I love them even more!!
Maria says
April 23, 2012 at 1:36 pmYUM!! My 7 year old son wanted nothing to do with meatballs until I found this recipe. Now, he actually asks me to make them 🙂 Thank you sooo much for sharing.
Piper says
May 5, 2012 at 11:03 amYou are a food genius!! I can’t wait to make these tonight….thank you for all the yummy recipes!! 🙂
Lovefrom1stbite says
August 14, 2012 at 4:51 amMouth watering to say the least! Can I substitute ground beef with ground lamb?
Sarah says
August 14, 2012 at 9:54 amYes!!
Kerri Kinzer says
August 22, 2012 at 3:57 pmI can’t believe how good these were, I was a little skeptical but more then pleased with the outcome – best meatballs i’ve ever eaten! Thanks for this recipe!!
christine sten says
September 1, 2012 at 7:36 pmI had a suspicion I was going to like this sauce so I made extra to put on other grilled meats this week. One of my nine year old girls had EIGHT meatballs along with her baked sweet potato! We only had two leftover, and they were delicious cold for an afternoon quick snack.
Vev says
September 10, 2012 at 12:11 pmThey sound amazing, can’t wait to try!
Fiona says
January 24, 2013 at 10:53 amI have tried many of your recipes Sarah and they always turn out fantastic! This one I plan on making this evening as the family loves meatballs but with Turkey instead of ground beef served with a side salad and sweet potatoes. I was wondering however – what is the nutritional information for the meatballs?
Jennifer M. says
May 23, 2013 at 5:32 pmMy husband grew up eating curry his father would make and loves when I “attempt” anything with curry for my father loved it too. My son has a new found love for curry when cooking, he is 18. I can’t wait to make this tonight 🙂 they will love it! JM
Barb M says
July 24, 2013 at 5:56 amMade these for dinner last night. Delish and I can’t wait for lunch – leftovers.
Lisa L says
August 5, 2013 at 4:19 pmThis was the first recipe I ever made using curry. It was so good! I have been looking for more cost effective ways to eat paleo and this recipe fits the bill! Thank you!
Sherry says
November 5, 2013 at 1:21 pmI have a few curry powders from Penzey’s Spices. Did you use the sweet or the hot curry? I was thinking of using a blend.
Sarah says
November 5, 2013 at 10:04 pmI used just the standard yellow Indian curry! I would call it more sweet than spicy. : )
Jen says
January 22, 2014 at 2:45 pmI just prepped this to make tonight. I ended up with about 36 meatballs. I must have made them too small! I’m a little nervous as I’m not that skilled at finely chopping things so the chunks of onion and apple scare me! Fingers crossed!! Thanks for the recipe!
Sarah says
January 22, 2014 at 5:18 pmOH my, that’s a lot of meatballs! LOL! I hope they taste delicious, let me know!
Karen says
June 28, 2014 at 7:37 pmJust made these amazing tasting meatballs!! The hubby loved it too. Only had 2 lbs gr.beef so I made some adjustments. Was worried that curry flavor would be a bit too strong for my taste, but it wasn’t. The sauce, oh the sauce … was soooo good!! The amts. on the sauce recipe don’t allow for very much at all. I’m a saucy kinda gal, so that made me sad ;( Next time I’m gonna quadruple the amts. so I can have some extra sauce 😉 Love your recipes & I’ve recently started listening to your podcast.
Sarah says
June 29, 2014 at 7:08 amThank you Karen, so glad you enjoyed the meatballs!! 🙂