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Baked Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs #BakingBloggers

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This month, Sue of Palatable Pastime told the Baking Bloggers that for September we were baking with ground meat or minced meat. I am grateful to have some new recipes to try. This is what the #BakingBloggers are sharing...

Years ago I started baking my meatballs and, for this event, decided to try stuffing it with mozzarella. We rolled these in a tomato sauce and served them in a meatball sandwich.

Ingredients makes 16 meatballs
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 3 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled and pressed
  • ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
  •  ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  •  2 Tablespoons fresh basil
  •  2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  •  ¾ pound fresh mozzarella cut into 16 cubes

Procedure

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the bread crumbs and the buttermilk. Let stand for 10 minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, place all of the ingredients except for the mozzarella, including the bread crumbs. Mix together until just combined - not too much or the meatballs will be tough.


Divide meat into 16 even pieces. Press the meat into a disc and place the mozzarella in the center of the disc. Gently fold the meat around the cheese and pinch the edges together to completely enclose the cheese.

Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove meatballs from the oven.

Stir into a tomato sauce and let simmer an additional 20 minutes. Serve on a toasted roll with a sprinkle of more cheese.

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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmSeptember 13, 2021 at 8:01 AM

    Meatball sandwiches...you are going to make those boys very happy and yes, tell them meatballs sandwiches DO count. LOL

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  2. KarenSeptember 13, 2021 at 6:58 PM

    Baking meatballs is so easy isn't it? I love the idea of oozing mozzarella from the middle.

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  3. TaraSeptember 13, 2021 at 9:21 PM

    Ooooh, these meatballs look amazing filled with that mozzarella. Now I really really want a meatball sandwich.

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