Meatballs stuffed with Mozzarella. Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs are a fun twist on the classic recipe - serve these meatballs as a party appetizer or over a big plate of spaghetti for a hearty meal! It's Sara from Dinner at the Zoo and today I'm bringing you these amazingly delicious mozzarella stuffed meatballs. Using your hands, mix until fully combined.
These Mozzarella Meatballs are the perfect appetizer for any occasion. To say I'm obsessed with this recipe is an understatement. Mozzarella stuffed meatballs in a rich, tomato sauce. You can cook Meatballs stuffed with Mozzarella using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Meatballs stuffed with Mozzarella
- It's 2 slices of white sandwich bread (stale or slightly toasted).
- It's 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs.
- It's 1/3 cup of cold milk.
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef 80/20 mix.
- Prepare 1/4 lb of ground pork.
- It's 1/2 cup of plus 2 tbls grated Parmesan cheese.
- You need 1/4 cup of chopped leaf parsley.
- It's 2 tbls of fresh oregano.
- You need 1 tbls of fresh basil.
- It's 2 tsp of kosher salt.
- You need 1/2 of medium onion grated (about 1/4 cup).
- You need 2 of minced garlic cloves.
- You need 1/2 of large egg beaten.
- Prepare of Black pepper.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of olive oil.
- You need of Mozzarella cheese (cut into 1/2 inch circles or squares).
This recipe is incredibly easy and absolutely delicious! Juicy beef meatballs stuffed with oozing mozzarella cheese and cooked in the easiest tomato sauce. Serve your meatballs with spaghetti for a classic comfort food dish or serve with potato wedges and salad. Crumble pork and beef over mixture; mix well.
Meatballs stuffed with Mozzarella instructions
- Grate the white bread or pulse into crumbs in a food processor, then In a small bowl toss the food processed bread crumbs with milk to re-hydrate..
- In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, milk bread, beef, pork, Parmesan, herbs, salt, onion, garlic, and egg and mix until combined. Season the meat mixture with pepper..
- Cut out small circles of mozzarella to stuff meatballs..
- Using your hands, gently form the meat mixture into 18 slightly larger than golf ball-sized balls around the mozzarella. (Packing the meat mixture too tightly together will result in tough meatballs). Make sure no seams or holes are in the meatballs or the cheese will leak out. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours..
- Heat half the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer the meatballs to a plate. Drain the oil and wipe out the skillet, return to the heat, and repeat with the remaining oil and meatballs..
- Use a stock pot or large sauce pan and put all the meatballs in the pot and pour in marinara sauce. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, covered, swirling the pan occasionally, until the meatballs are cooked through about 15 to 30 minutes. The cheese in the meatballs will start to melt when the meatballs are ready..
- Note* remember if you cook the meatballs too long the cheese could break out of the meatballs..
In a large saucepan, heat marinara sauce; add meatballs and heat through. How to Cook Cheese Stuffed Meatballs. They meatballs will cook in the sauce a bit as well. You'll want to make sure the cheese is sealed in as best as you can however, you can expect a little cheese to ooze out. Add the ground beef, pork rinds, egg, cream, water, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano to a medium mixing bowl and mix well with clean hands to combine.
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