Cheese Stuffed Baked Meatball Recipe
The perfect dinner or appetizer recipe! Two tasty ways to make these baked meatballs - mozzarella stuffed or cheeseburger stuffed. Can be made regular or low carb and keto.
Ingredients
Baked Meatball Recipe
- 1 pound ground beef (80/20 ground chuck)
- 1 pound pork sausage
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs or nutritional yeast (low carb and keto use nutritional yeast)
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ⅓ cup ketchup (low carb keto: use sugar free)
Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese sticks (sliced into ½" pieces)
- marinara sauce (for dipping)
Cheeseburger Stuffed Meatballs
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese (cut into ½" cubes)
- 4 ounces dill pickles (cut into ¼ to ½" cubes)
- big mac sauce (for dipping)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, nutritional flakes (or breadcrumbs), seasoning, eggs, tomato paste, and ketchup until combined.
- Divide mixture into 28 to 32 meatballs. Press the meatballs down and place mozzarella cheese in the center (or cheddar and pickle). Press meat around cheese and seal the meatball. You want to have an even amount of meat surrounding the cheese.
- Place the meatballs on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes, or until meatballs reaches 160 degrees F.
Kori's Tips
Serve the mozzarella stuffed meatballs with your favorite spaghetti sauce, and the cheeseburger stuffed meatballs with a BBQ or big mac sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 6.4gProtein: 18.2gFat: 14gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 1075mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 2.6g
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