French Onion Meatballs
A fresh, healthy spin on a comfort food favorite.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 Cups Beef Broth
- 1 lb Ground chicken
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 white onions sliced thin
- 2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoon Fresh Parsley
- 2 teaspoon Sage
- 1 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder
- 2 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
Mashed Potatoes
- 4 Russet Potatoes
- 2 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Parsley
- 2 teaspoon Salt and Pepper
- 1 Cup Beef Broth
- 1 ½ Cup Coconut Milk
Instructions
Meatballs
- Combine chicken, 1 tablespoon garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 teaspoon sage, 1 teaspoon thyme, and 1 egg in a bowl.1 lb Ground chicken, 2 teaspoon thyme, 2 teaspoon Sage, 2 tablespoon Minced Garlic, 1 egg
- Then scoop 1-inch meatballs into an oiled air fryer. Cook on 375 for 13 minutes. If you don't have an air fryer scoop them on an oiled sheet pan and cook in the oven on 375 for 20 minutes.
- While meatballs are cooking, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan on medium, low heat. Then add the onions to the pan. Cook on medium-low heat for about 20 minutes. You want the onions to sweat, so you can also cover the pan to help cook them faster. You don't want to caramelize them!1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 white onions
- Once onions are cooked down and soft, add the 2 cups beef broth, 1 tablespoon garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 teaspoon sage, 1 teaspoon thyme, and 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder to the pan. Be sure you whisk the arrowroot powder completely so there is no clump.2 Cups Beef Broth, 2 teaspoon thyme, 2 teaspoon Fresh Parsley, 2 teaspoon Sage, 1 teaspoon Arrowroot Powder, 2 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- Let the sauce thicken. It will be soupy, but not watery.
Mashed Potatoes
- Dice the potatoes into about 2-inch cubes. Boil on high until fork tender- it should take about 20 minutes.4 Russet Potatoes
- While the potatoes are cooking heat up the beef broth and coconut milk so they are at least at room temp, but warmer is better- it helps keep the potatoes from getting gummy when they are mixing.1 ½ Cup Coconut Milk, 1 Cup Beef Broth
- When potatoes are done drain them and add them to a bowl of your stand mixer. Mix in garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and slowly add beef broth and coconut milk until smooth.1 tablespoon Parsley, 2 teaspoon Salt and Pepper, 2 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- Serve meatballs over the potatoes and pour over extra "soup" on top and enjoy!!
Notes
- As always you can use any ground meat that you like. Ground chicken is my favorite for meatballs, but feel free to use any meat.
- Like I said above, meatballs make great freezer meals so make extras.
- Add cheese if you have no problem with dairy. Typically French onion soup has Gruyere cheese.
- For the mashed potatoes, I account for about 2 potatoes per person so if you have 4 people in your family, use 8 potatoes for the recipe.
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