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Gluten free meatballs, made with one secret ingredient, are so good, you’ll wonder why it took you so long to find a recipe for them, or whether you even need gluten … ever.

Bold statement? You bet. But these can back up such bold words.

When you think gluten free, you think about … a lot of things.

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Whatever that term conjures up in your mind, meatballs are not it. We’re fairly certain of this, just as we are certain this gluten free meatballs recipe will change your outlook.

It might seem like a crazy concoction, but in reality it’s not.

Consider that the vast majority of meatball recipes require bread crumbs as a binding agent, which is great if you like breadcrumbs, but also poses potential snags.

Notably if your friends and family have dietary restrictions.

 

These days, there’s not one in every crowd, there’s likely more than one in every crowd who either has to or wants to eat gluten free. And now they’re in luck.

There are more gluten free pasta options available now than ever before, and thanks to Food Fanatic, one can add gluten free meatballs to the menu, as well.

The trick, if you hadn’t guessed, is ricotta cheese.

With its unique texture – not to mention taste – it serves as a worthy and healthy replacement for the crumbs of bread that used to be integral to meatballs.

Follow the above links and figure out how to make it happen, and you’ll be glad you did. Because not only is it gluten free, there’s this essential truth:

Extra cheese is never a bad thing anyway. Fact.