Paleo Meal Prep Gyoza Meatballs (Keto, Whole30)
Paleo Meal Prep Gyoza Meatballs with juicy chicken loads of fresh vegetables. These meatballs are freezer friendly and perfect for healthy low carb and high protein meal prep on the go! Makes about 18 meatballs at 1.5 oz. each)
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ lb. shrimp (peeled and deveined (see notes if can’t have shellfish))
- 1.2 oz. dried shiitake (rehydrated) (or 4 oz. fresh shiitake)
- 3-4 bulbs scallions (finely chopped)
- 2.5 oz. shallots (finely chopped)
- ½ cup bamboo shoots (minced)
- ½ lb. ground chicken (turkey, or pork)
- 1 egg white (lightly whisked or 1 tbsp olive oil)
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 lb. cauliflower fried rice (cooked)
- Blanched or steamed snow peas (sugar snap peas, and/or shredded carrots)
- Creamy ginger mustard dressing
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400F.
- 2
In a bowl combine shrimp with ½ tsp salt and 1 ¼ cup water. Stir well and set it aside for 5-10 minutes. This will remove the slimy texture and keep it crunchy. Dump the water and rinse the shrimp a few times then finely mince them.
- 3
In the meantime, finely chop shiitake, scallions, shallots, and bamboo shoots, if using.
- 4
In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients from shrimp to arrowroot starch. Stir the mixture in 1 direction for about 2 minutes until the mixture becomes a bit sticky.
- 5
Line a large sheet pan with parchment. Lightly grease your palm with olive oil. This will help the meat less sticky to your hands. Form about 18 meatballs that weight around 1.5 oz. per meatball.
- 6
To bake from fresh, Bake at 400F for 20 minutes total. Flip the meatballs after 15 minutes.
- 7
To assemble: Divide cauliflower rice, blanched snow peas, carrots into 4 equal size meal prep containers with 4-5 cooked meatballs to each container. Pack dressing on the side. Drizzle before serving.