Curry Meatballs on Zoodles
These curry meatballs are soft and succulent on their own but add them to this tasty curry sauce and then ladle them on zoodles and you have such a delicious meal.
Do you have a go-to meal when you’re feeling bored of the usual food fare that passes your table?
This is my go-to meal. I love meatballs so much that I believe I would eat just about anything over them. But having them in curry sauce completely takes meatballs to another level.
Fun with zoodles
Zoodles are fun. Not only are they fun to eat, but they are fun to say. For example, try saying zoodles multiple times in a row. See? Fun.
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Helpful tips
- You don’t have to have these on zoodles, I also have had the meatballs on pasta and mashed potatoes.
- Make the zoodles before you start the recipe. Once you make them, store them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to cook them. Just pat them dry before cooking.
- I always use grass-fed ground beef because I think there is a taste difference.
- I add almond flour to these meatballs because it makes them so soft and delicious. But if you prefer, use the same amount of breadcrumbs.
- Wash your vegetables before using them. I always use natural unscented soap and make sure to wash it off thoroughly before using or cooking the vegetable.
How to make curry meatballs
Pre-step
Make the zoodles and place them in the fridge. Get a medium sauté pan and a large wok or sauté pan.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – zucchini, red bell pepper, onion, curry paste and ground beef.
Step two
Heat the wok or large sauté pan on medium heat. While it heats up, chop the onion and red pepper in medium chunks.
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and once that heats up, add the onion and pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside.
Make the meatballs
Step three
As the veggies sauté, make the meatballs.
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Place the ground beef in a mixing bowl and add an egg, salt, pepper, cumin, curry and almond flour.
After mixing the meat with the other ingredients, roll into medium sized meatballs.
Step four
Heat a sauté pan on medium heat and once that heats up, add a tablespoon of olive oil.
Add meatballs and cook for 8 minutes flipping them every 2 minutes to brown each side. Set aside.
Curry time
Step five
Transfer the cooked vegetables to the sauté pan and turn the heat to medium. Add 1/2 cup curry paste, 1 can of coconut cream, fish sauce, garlic paste and ginger paste.
Bring the curry sauce to a boil and lower it to a simmer.
Step six
Add the meatballs and let them simmer in the sauce for 5 minutes.
Sauté those zoodles
As the meatballs are simmering in the curry sauce, heat the wok on medium/low, add the zoodles and sauté for 3 – 5 minutes.
Once the zoodles are done, transfer to a serving dish.
I scoop some zoodles on my plate and spoon some meatballs and curry sauce on top.
And now a bite.
I hope you enjoyed this curry meatballs recipe.
What is your favorite curry recipe? I’d love to know!
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Curry Meatballs on Zoodles
Ingredients
Curry Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup curry paste
- 15 ounces coconut cream (one can)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste (or 2 cloves, crushed)
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste (or 2 inch piece of ginger, minced)
Meatballs
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 cup almond flour (or bread crumbs)
Other
- 2 medium zucchini (optional to make zoodles)
Instructions
Let’s Begin
- Use either a spiralizer or julienne peeler to make the zoodles, set aside.2 medium zucchini
- Heat large sauté pan on medium (I used my wok), add 2 tablespoon olive oil. Once that comes to a shimmer, add onion and red bell pepper, sauté for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 large onion, 1 red bell pepper
- In a medium mixing bowl add ground beef, egg, salt, pepper, cumin, curry powder and almond flour. Mix the meat until combined and make medium sized meatballs.1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 pound grass-fed ground beef, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1/2 cup almond flour
- Heat another sauté pan and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add meatballs and sauté for 8 minutes total, turning every 2 minutes to brown all sides. Remove meatballs and set aside.1 tablespoons olive oil
- In the pan that you cooked the meatballs, add the onion and pepper that you alread cooked, curry paste, coconut cream, fish sauce, garlic and ginger. Turn the heat under the pan to medium and stir together. Once it comes to a boil, lower it to a simmer and add meatballs and set timer to 5 minutes.1/2 cup curry paste, 15 ounces coconut cream, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 teaspoons garlic paste, 2 teaspoons ginger paste
- Heat the large sauté pan or wok in my case and add zoodles and stir, don't cook them too long, 3 – 5 minutes should be ample. Transfer to a serving bowl.
- Put zoodles on a plate, then spoon the meatballs and curry sauce on top.
- Eat
- Smile
- Enjoy
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- You don’t have to have these on zoodles, I also have had this on pasta and mashed potatoes.
- Make the zoodles before you start the recipe. Once you make them, store them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to cook them. Just pat them dry before cooking.
- I always use grass-fed ground beef because I think there is a taste difference.
- I add almond flour to these meatballs because it makes them so soft and delicious. But if you prefer, use the same amount of breadcrumbs.
- Wash your vegetables before using them. I always use natural unscented soap and make sure to wash it off thoroughly before using or cooking the vegetable.
I am a huge fan of zoodles. This is the perfect recipe for me! Looks delicious!
Thanks so much Brandi!
Love creamy sauces on zoodles! Curry is the best 🙂
Thanks Ginny.
We do love curry here. YES….zoodles are so much fun to make too. Love using my spiralizer. This would be a great dinner any night of the week. So full of flavour and perfect for carb watchers too.
Thank you Gloria!!
I am all about curry and zoodles. I think I’ll try to vegify these meatballs. Because this looks soooooooo good!
Thanks Jeni! I love vegifying meals too! I bet any meatball would be great with this! Or Tofu!
I love all the fresh flavors in this dish! This might be just the recipe to convince my husband to try zoodles.
Hehe, Abby! I hope you can convince him!! 😉
I just love a spicy curry dish and the flavors in this sound incredible! I am pinning for later. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Analida!
I’m always looking for new zoodle recipes, and this one is perfect!! Something way different than my usual red sauce and chicken. Love this!
Thanks Karly!! It’s really delicious!
God, I totally need these right now! They look so good and I’m hungry! I love that you use fish sauce in the curry. I haven’t done that before. I’ll have to give that a try!
Thanks Beth. It’s super duper yummy. The fish sauce gives it a little extra flavor!
I don’t know why I don’t use curry more. This combination sounds absolutely delicious! I am definitely going to try it next time I make my zoodles zoodles zoodles!! 😉
Lol Aleka!! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
I love curried meatballs and it’s such a fantastic idea to serve them with zoodles! I really should get my spiralizer out more often.
I can’t wait to get a spiralizer out since I do it by hand. Yikes! Thanks for commenting Corina!
Yes. I did rave about them. I’m still raving about them. This dish was exceptional.
Thanks Christopher!! 🙂
We love curry and this looks awesome! I wonder if I could get my son to eat zoodles…..
Cheryl, put lots of curry sauce on it so he doesn’t see any green. 😉 Thanks so much for commenting!
That is a yummy and pretty dish you can’t get bored of! That creamy curry sauce is to die for!
Thank you Nicoletta! It’s a favorite in my house!
These look SO good! Love that you paired the zoodles with curry – I don’t think I’ve seen that before!
Thanks so much Ashley!
We love our zoodles!! We started with a little gadget and then graduated to a spiralizer. The gadget is now in our travel box so we have a zoodler wherever we go. I love the idea of meatballs on the zoodles and then you made it into a curry. Very clever.
What kind of Spiralizer do you have Marisa, I’d love to know. I want to buy one!
I just had curry meatballs at a new local restaurant the other night. Yummy! I like that you added them to zoodles – nice combo!
Thank you Kathryn!!
The curry meatball sauce absolutely would get along perfectly with that zoodle… love the idea.
Thanks Çitra! I appreciate it and agree!