Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs. Mozzarella cubes are tucked inside ground turkey meatballs seasoned with onion, garlic, pesto, and Italian cheese. The stuffed meatballs are baked in the oven and finished in a simmering pan of marinara sauce. This is a meal you'll want to make over and over again!
You can make healthier meatballs by using ground turkey and skipping on the noodles completely. The meatballs are tender and juicy, but hold together perfectly. They have a lightness about them that is so refreshing in a purely meat dish, and the surprise of mozzarella in the middle is perfection. You can have Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs
- Prepare 1 lb of ground turkey (my package was 1.2 lbs of turkey, still worked out good).
- Prepare 2 of large egg whites.
- Prepare 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
- It's 1/2 cup of italian seasoned bread crumbs.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of milk (I used almond milk and it worked out fine).
- It's 4 oz of mozzarella cheese, small cubed (1/2 in).
- You need 2 cup of marinera (I used a regular sized jar of my favorite spaghetti sauce).
Using your hands, mix until fully combined. Take a golf ball sized piece of the ground beef mixture and place a piece of mozzarella in the middle. In a large bowl mash together the bread and milk until it forms a paste then mix in the egg. Next add the ground turkey, sausage, italian seasoning, granulated garlic, onion powder, red chili flakes, salt, black pepper, grated parmesan/romano cheese, and breadcrumbs.
Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs step by step
- In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients, except marinera, mix well.
- Make meatballs. Grab about 1.5 tablespoons of meat mixture, flatten in hand a little, place small cube of mozzarella cheese in the middle, seal meat around. I made 26 total..
- On a low simmer, place meatballs into large saucepan over marinera (or spaghetti) sauce..
- Cover with lid, let cook about 20-30 min on low, CAREFULLY stirring occationally.
- ALL DONE! Some cheese will cook out, its ok. :) serve over pasta, or make sandwiches, or eat as is!.
Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs - Turkey meatballs stuffed with ooey-gooey, melty mozzarella cheese for a delightful little pasta night surprise.. Easy Turkey Meatballs Stuffed with Mozzarella Cheese are perfect served up as an appetizer with your favorite sauce, such as marinara or Alfredo. I like to stick some pretzels or little breadsticks in them for a party, this really makes them party friendly. First make your meatball base with ground turkey, onion, garlic, bread crumbs, pesto and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Roll into balls and stuff each with a cube of mozzarella.
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