Once in a while I even shock myself with a recipe I create. Let me tell you, these mozzarella stuffed meatballs were one of those creations that I literally could not get enough of when I made them. These mozzarella stuffed meatballs are a must make. Tonight. These can be a low-carb and gluten-free meal or served as spaghetti and meatballs.
What ingredients you need to make cheese-stuffed meatballs
For the purpose of keto and
- Ground beef - I am a purest, so hamburger works best in this recipe. You could mix ground pork 50/50 with the beef.
- Almond flour - Almond flour is what makes these meatballs gluten free and bond together. If you aren't trying to be gluten-free, bread crumbs will also work perfectly in this recipe.
- Parmesan cheese - Grated parmesan cheese because no one can really have too much cheese.
- Eggs - Whole eggs to help bind these meatballs together around the fresh mozzarella.
- Italian Seasoning -
- Garlic - Fresh garlic cloves minced up work best for this recipe. The jarred minced garlic is fine too.
- Steak Seasoning - Montreal steak seasoning is what I used, but any steak seasoning you like will work for this recipe.
- Fresh Mozzarella - The cheesy gooeyness of these mozzarella stuffed meatballs is thanks to some mozzarella balls I picked up at Aldi's. Now, I tried both the fresh mozzarella in the marinade and just fresh mozzarella in water. Both were amazing in this recipe. If you are looking for a bit more fat intake because of the ketogenic diet, you should buy the mozzarella marinated in oil and herbs.
- Tomato or Marinara Sauce - A jarred spaghetti sauce will work for this recipe. I make a homemade garlic basil sauce with all the garden-fresh tomatoes at the end of summer.
How to Make Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Now, to make the meatballs, I make them gluten-free and low-carb by using almond flour or crushed pork rinds for a binder along with parmesan cheese. The almond flour isn't quite as great of a binder as crackers or breadcrumbs, but it works. In addition, I use an egg, Italian herb seasonings, some spicy Montreal seasoning, and garlic. Then, mix together with your hands to fully incorporate all the ingredients into the meat. Now, you get to wrap each piece of fresh mozzarella with the beef mixture.
Place the assembled stuffed meatball into a cast iron skillet set on a medium-high heat to sear the meatball. Cook for about 4-5 minutes on the top and bottom of the meatball.
Don't worry about the cheese starting to seep out. It is all good. Also, I think the best meatballs are the meatballs cooked in the sauce. I made some homemade sauce this summer when I had lots of ripe tomatoes. This sauce is in my freezer and tastes like summer when I pull it out for recipes all winter long. It is very low in sugar and full of lots of garlic and basil flavor. The downside is you don't get a ton of sauce from the amount of time and space it takes to make it, but it is still delicious.
Pour the sauce over the meatballs and let simmer. I let this simmer on low for over 30 minutes. The flavor just keeps marrying together.
When it came time to serve these meatballs, with spaghetti noodles or just in a big bowl covered in parmesan cheese.
The gooey, cheesy goodness of these mozzarella stuffed meatballs are really addicting. I mean, look at that.
Go ahead and get some ground beef out and make these mozzarella stuffed meatballs for dinner tonight.
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๐ Recipe
Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or pork
- ยผ cup almond flour
- โ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 whole egg
- 2 teaspoons Italian herbs
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons spicy Montreal Seasoning
- 16 ounces fresh mozzarella balls in marinade or water
- 4 cups spaghetti sauce
Instructions
- Combine the ground meat, with the almond flour, parmesan cheese, egg, herbs, seasonings, and garlic.
- Take about golf ball size of meat and flatten out and wrap around one piece of fresh mozzarella.
- Place meatballs wrapped around mozzarella in a cast iron skillet.
- Cook over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side. If cheese starts oozing out, turn heat down.
- Turn heat down to simmer and cover with tomato sauce. Let simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Serve with spaghetti noodles or alone. Garnish with parmesan cheese.
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Gloria
This was delicious! We doubled the recipe without even trying it because the pictures were so beautiful. My kids devoured them & we had them with a keto friendly tomato sauce and broccoli - no complaints from the kids about not having any pasta because they were too busy enjoying the meatballs!!!
Next time I will definitely double the batch & freeze them on the weekend and thaw them out the morning weโre going to devour them!!!