Mozzarella-Stuffed Sausage Meatballs
For especially moist and flavorful meatballs, try this trick of wrapping ground meat around a mozzarella cheese cube.
Ingredient
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 lb bulk sweet Italian pork sausage
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 4 large fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into 27 small cubes
Direction
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with sides or shallow baking pan with cooking spray, or line with silicone baking mat.
- In large bowl, mix all ingredients except cheese. Using small cookie scoop (about 1 tablespoon), scoop out 27 meatballs onto cookie sheet.
- Insert 1 cheese cube into center of each meatball; shape sausage mixture around cheese to completely cover.
- Bake about 20 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink near center.
