Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs and Sauce
A delicious and easily made meatball and sauce dish stuffed with mozzarella cheese.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Sauce
- 7 cups crushed tomato
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 tspn dried basil
- 1 tspn dried oregano
- 1/2 tspn pepper
- 1/2 tspn salt
Meatballs
- 1 lb beef
- 1 lb mild sausage
- 1 cup breadcrumb
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 tspn onion powder
- 1 tspn dried thyme
- 1 tspn dried oregano
- 1/2 tspn salt
- 1/2 tspn pepper
- 2 eggs
- 4 mozzarella sticks cut into 4-5 even pieces
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup parsley
Instructions
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Combine all sauce ingredients in slow cooker and stir. Set to high and cover while making meatballs, or for 30 minutes. (Or use pre-made/canned sauce.)
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Combine all meatball ingredients except the mozzarella in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix until fully combined.
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Take a golf ball sized piece of the ground beef mixture and place a piece of mozzarella in the middle. Press meat around the piece of cheese, fully enclosing it. Repeat until all meat is used.
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Place meatballs in slow cooker and submerge in sauce.
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Cover and cook on high for 2-2½ hours, or until meat is fully cooked.
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Serve by itself or over pasta.
