# Lemon Garlic Cottage Cheese Meatballs

These high protein lemon garlic cottage cheese meatballs are super easy to make and packed with protein, and they only take less than 20 minutes to make.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Lb ground chicken
- 0.5 cup cottage cheese
- 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese
- 0.5 cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 8 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 lemon (juice of)
- paprika
- fresh parsley
- Parmesan

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Add 1 lb of ground chicken into a bowl.
3. Add 1/2 cup of cottage cheese into the bowl.
4. Add 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese into the bowl.
5. Add 1/2 cup of almond flour into the bowl.
6. Add 1 egg into the bowl.
7. Add 1 tbsp of salt, pepper, garlic powder and thyme into the bowl.
8. Add 8-9 cloves of finely chopped garlic into the bowl.
9. Add the juice of 1 lemon into the bowl.
10. Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
11. Form 1-inch meatballs from the mixture.
12. Line the meatballs on a sheet pan.
13. Sprinkle paprika on the meatballs.
14. Spray the meatballs with avocado oil.
15. Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
16. Broil at the end for 5 minutes.
17. Add the cooked meatballs to your favorite dishes.
18. Top with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese (optional).

## Equipment

- bowl
- ice cream scoop
- sheet pan
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18GwUBv3rf/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/72eaee91-f111-44f2-bda6-32aaf60cf2ca
- Extracted: 2025-07-04

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