Main courses
Meatballs in Cream Sauce with Cauliflower Mash
In this low-carb version, the breadcrumbs have been replaced with a small amount of almond flour and the mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Season the salt sparingly, as the meat broth also affects the saltiness of the sauce.
Servings in this printout: 4
Ingredients
- 600 g ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 dl whipping creamfor the meatball mixture
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 1 small onionfinely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp allspice
- 2 tbsp butterfor frying
- 2 dl whipping creamfor sauce
- 1 dl meat broth
- 700 g cauliflowerfor the mash
- 40 g butterfor the mash
- 0.5 tsp saltfor the mash, or to taste
Method
- Mix the almond flour and the meatball dough cream. Let it swell for 5 minutes.
- Chop the onion. Add minced meat, egg, onion, salt, black pepper and allspice to the bowl. Mix just enough to combine the ingredients.
- Roll the dough into small meatballs. Fry them in butter in a pan in several batches until brown and cooked all over. Transfer to a plate.
- Pour the meat broth and whipping cream into the pan. Bring to a boil and cook slowly for 5-8 minutes until the sauce thickens. Return the meatballs to the pan to warm up.
- Chop the cauliflower and cook in salted water until soft, about 10–12 minutes. Drain well and let the steam evaporate for a while.
- Puree the cauliflower with butter until smooth. Season and serve with meatballs.
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.
- Net carbs
- 7.99 g
- Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols)
- 12.62 g
- Protein
- 36.88 g
- Fat
- 72 g
- GL estimate
- about 4 / serving
Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.
The calculation also uses comparison values from similar foods or food groups.
Estimate details and sources ↗
How was the estimate calculated?
The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.
- whipping cream · Food group average
- cauliflower · Food group average
Calculated ingredient-based estimate per serving, not a measurement of the prepared meal. All supported positive carbohydrate amounts are included. An unmatched individual portion under 1 g available carbohydrate per serving may be omitted only while all such portions total less than 2 g per serving; the omitted amount is disclosed. This is an editorial tolerance, not a clinical precision limit.
Research sources and technical details
Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.
- whipping cream ·
dairy-category-mean-gi-35 · fineli-631-2026-10-24 - cauliflower ·
vegetables-category-mean-gi-66 · fineli-322-2026-10-24
Carbohydrate data sources
- Kerma, kuohukerma, rasvaa 38 % · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Kukkakaali · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
GI and calculation sources
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Category mean, not a measured GI for the recipe's cream cheese. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Very broad category proxy. It may poorly represent individual non-starchy vegetables and is shown with low confidence. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
Keto and low-carb labels are editorial classifications. They have not been verified through nutrition calculations for every recipe.
Notes
- You should drain the cauliflower properly before pureeing, so that the mash does not become watery.
- If you wish, offer a small amount of lingonberries or a fresh salad.