Description
Mozzarella stuffed meatballs recipe features tender meatballs filled with melted cheese, slowly cooked in spaghetti sauce and served over pasta.
Ingredients
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- 1 (8 ounces) block mozzarella cheese
- 1lb ground beef
- 1lb spicy Italian sausage
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce
Instructions
- Cut the mozzarella cheese into ¾ inch cubes. In a large bowl, using your hands combine ground beef, Italian sausage, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, eggs, milk, and parsley.
- Roll the meat mixture into golf ball sized balls and place a cube of the mozzarella cheese into the center and pull the edges of the meatball around it until it’s a ball again. Roll with your hands to seal tightly.
- Pour a thin layer of the pasta sauce into the bottom of the slow cooker. Place a layer of the meatballs on top of the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce over the meatballs. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 ½ hours or until fully cooked (the internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F).
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 621
- Sugar: 6.4 g
- Sodium: 2307.6 mg
- Fat: 22.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 46.3 g
- Protein: 55.9 g
- Cholesterol: 204 mg