Easy Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Have you ever tried Stuffed meatballs? These meatballs are cheesy and filled with flavor! This dish is also a fulfilling one. Makes a great dinner idea for the family. Stuffed meatballs puts a little twist on the traditional spaghetti and meatballs dinner. With just a few ingredients you will have a bomb pasta dinner Tonight! The method I use for cooking these meatballs is the oven. Then I place them in pasta sauce to simmer. Sounds easy right? Lets jump right into the recipe⬇️

Details

Servings

8-10 Meatballs

Prep time

10 minutes

Cooking time

45 minutes

Seasonings used on beef:

garlic & herb, garlic powder, black pepper, Italian seasoning, Oregano, beef seasoning

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Oven Baked Stuffed Meatballs
Mozzarella Cheese Stuffed Meatballs in tomato sauce

Ingredients

  • 1lb of ground beef

  • 1 Yellow onion or use 1/2 (diced small)

  • 1/2 cup Italian Bread crumbs (Add more as needed) ⭐I used Walmart brand⭐

  • 1 egg

  • Mozzarella cheese ( I used a 1/2 block, cut into 10 small cubes)

  • Optional: Simmered Meatballs in 1 jar of pasta sauce

Stuffed Meatballs Recipe Video

Directions

  • First, prepare meatballs by adding ground beef in a mixing bowl. Mix around beef some to loosen up, then add Seasonings. At least 1 tablespoon of each or season to taste.
  • Next, add 1 egg, diced onion, and bread crumbs, mix meat real good making sure its nice a firm to make balls.
  • Take out a baking sheet, line sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil, coat with baking spray oil. Also, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Now, take scoops of the meat to make medium small balls with your hand, then with your thumb make a imprint right in the middle and add a mozzarella cube. Fold meat over cube , then roll into a firm ball again.
  • Place each ball on greased baking sheet, put in oven for 30 minutes. While your meatballs are cooking start making pasta and get your pasta sauce started as well.
  • When the meatballs are done, take out of oven and transfer each meatballs to pasta sauce and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Add more mozzarella or parmesan on top if desire then serve over pasta.
Inside of a stuffed meatball