Dairy free, egg free spaghetti and meatballs recipe

[Anonymous]

My son (milk and egg allergies) was admitted to the hospital recently. The only entree safe for him was spaghetti and meatballs which he had never eaten before. He loved it and ate it every day he was at the hospital. Please share any ideas about how to make the meatballs and sauce. I am planning to use potato chips instead of bread in the meatballs and not using the egg for binding. Not sure if it will work.Appreciate any help!

[Anonymous]

We always make spaghetti by browning ground beef or ground pork then simmering the meat in the pasta sauce. Rather than meatballs.

[Anonymous]

So you also want gluten free?

Here's one (says turkey but recipe says turkey or beef)
https://realfoodwholelife.com/recipes/egg-free-breadcrumb-free-turkey-meatballs/

It uses almond or oat flour. You could run oats through the blender

[Anonymous]

I also noticed a recipe that uses a boiled potato for binding. That one also had some cream or half and half but you could use a non dairy alternative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We always make spaghetti by browning ground beef or ground pork then simmering the meat in the pasta sauce. Rather than meatballs.

We do this also. Ground beef peppers onions. Freeze a sandwich bag about 1 cup. Ready for simmering in sauce right after thaw in microwave. Quick and delicious dinner.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the suggestions. I have never used nutritional yeast mentioned in the recipe. Is that needed if my kid has never eaten cheese and will not miss the flavor? If I want to make my own beef mince what beef cut should I buy? I see pork mince also used in combination in some recipes. What pork cut should I buy for making mince? Does anyone have a simple and tasty dairy free egg free recipe?

[Anonymous]

Gelatin, flax egg, pork Panko

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the suggestions. I have never used nutritional yeast mentioned in the recipe. Is that needed if my kid has never eaten cheese and will not miss the flavor? If I want to make my own beef mince what beef cut should I buy? I see pork mince also used in combination in some recipes. What pork cut should I buy for making mince? Does anyone have a simple and tasty dairy free egg free recipe?

You can get premade meatloaf mix at most supermarkets. It’s a combination of beef and pork, sometimes also veal. You don’t have to put cheese in them. We don’t add any dairy to ours. I don’t have an egg free recipe but I have used gelatin in the place of egg, The meatballs are a little less sturdy so you do need to handle them carefully. I use gluten-free breadcrumbs but some of those have egg in them so do check, you can also use pork Panko, potato chips like you mentioned or you can skip the bread crumbs.

[Anonymous]

You can skip the egg and no problem. My recipe:

1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup bread crumbs
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Mix beef, bread crumbs, seasonings. Form into balls and put on baking try covered with parchment paper so they don’t stick. Bake at 425 until browned. Baking them rather than frying helps keep their shape. Freeze any meatballs you won’t use that night.

Meanwhile, make sauce:
Sauté 1 onion. Add 2 cloves of garlic, minced. Sauté until you can smell garlic, 1-2 minutes. Add a large can of crushed tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Add meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes.

Serve over spaghetti.

Whatever brought your son the hospital I hope he’s feeling better!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can skip the egg and no problem. My recipe:

1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup bread crumbs
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Mix beef, bread crumbs, seasonings. Form into balls and put on baking try covered with parchment paper so they don’t stick. Bake at 425 until browned. Baking them rather than frying helps keep their shape. Freeze any meatballs you won’t use that night.

Meanwhile, make sauce:
Sauté 1 onion. Add 2 cloves of garlic, minced. Sauté until you can smell garlic, 1-2 minutes. Add a large can of crushed tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Add meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes.

Serve over spaghetti.

Whatever brought your son the hospital I hope he’s feeling better!

Thank you so much for sharing your receipt! Yes, he is feeling better, thank you .
Breadcrumbs may have dairy. Kikkoman used to have an allergen list on their website. It’s no longer there now. So I am not sure if panko breadcrumbs are free of dairy/egg or not. I think I will sub potato chips in your recipe and see what happens. Thanks so much!

[Anonymous]

OP, for a kid with dairy and soy allergies, Whole30 recipes might be your friend. You can replace the more off the wall ingredients that aren’t avoiding allergens with what you would typically use, and keep the modifications.

This is the Nom Nom Paleo Italian meatball recipe, which uses cauliflower instead of breadcrumbs, cheese, and egg: https://nomnompaleo.com/italian-meatballs

You could replace the avocado spray with PAM or whatever you normally use, and then the other ingredients seem pretty standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, for a kid with dairy and soy allergies, Whole30 recipes might be your friend. You can replace the more off the wall ingredients that aren’t avoiding allergens with what you would typically use, and keep the modifications.

This is the Nom Nom Paleo Italian meatball recipe, which uses cauliflower instead of breadcrumbs, cheese, and egg: https://nomnompaleo.com/italian-meatballs

You could replace the avocado spray with PAM or whatever you normally use, and then the other ingredients seem pretty standard.

Oops, I misremembered his allergies and I see that it’s dairy and egg, not dairy and soy. Either way, this recipe should work for you, but other Whole30 recipes may be of more limited value. Good luck with your kiddo.

[Anonymous]

I never use egg in meatballs. Make a panade, which is normally a piece or two of bread soaked in milk, until very soft, but you could use an unsweetened plant milk or some broth instead. If you really must grind your own meat, get some chuck, and don’t trim all the fat off. Honestly, just go to any store that grinds its own meat on premises. The problem with ground beef is that when they do it in bulk - one bit of contamination is spread across so many packages, and it may be very long before you get it in the store. My dad is a retired butcher, and in this area he will only buy pre-ground meat at Whole Foods where they have a proper meat counter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can skip the egg and no problem. My recipe:

1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup bread crumbs
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Mix beef, bread crumbs, seasonings. Form into balls and put on baking try covered with parchment paper so they don’t stick. Bake at 425 until browned. Baking them rather than frying helps keep their shape. Freeze any meatballs you won’t use that night.

Meanwhile, make sauce:
Sauté 1 onion. Add 2 cloves of garlic, minced. Sauté until you can smell garlic, 1-2 minutes. Add a large can of crushed tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Add meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes.

Serve over spaghetti.

Whatever brought your son the hospital I hope he’s feeling better!

Thank you so much for sharing your receipt! Yes, he is feeling better, thank you .
Breadcrumbs may have dairy. Kikkoman used to have an allergen list on their website. It’s no longer there now. So I am not sure if panko breadcrumbs are free of dairy/egg or not. I think I will sub potato chips in your recipe and see what happens. Thanks so much!

Not potato chips - read the ingredients on the bread or breadcrumbs, or just grind up some oats.

[Anonymous]

You don’t need an egg. Just combine 1/2 c fine bread crumbs with 1/2 cup tomato juice (from the can of tomatoes you plan to use for the sauce), spices, and 85% ground beef.