To keep it low carb, make sure to use a low-carb tomato sauce, or even better, a homemade marinara sauce. Combine ground beef, egg, Parmesan cheese, flaxseed, oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix until well combined. Roll mixture into golf ball-size meatballs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
In a large skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Combine tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meatballs. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Why are they called porcupine meatballs? Porcupine meatballs have been a family staple since the Great Depression (and even before that!).
These Low-Carb Porcupine Meatballs are a low-carb version of the porcupine meatballs I grew up with. Do any of you remember porcupine meatballs? Don’t worry, they weren’t made out of porcupine meat, but named instead from their appearance. Porcupine meatballs have rice mixed in with the ground beef.
Combine ground beef, egg, Parmesan cheese, flaxseed, oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix until well combined. Roll mixture into golf ball-size meatballs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.