Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

This is originally a Rachel Ray recipe for meatballs. The only difference is that she cooks hers in sauce and I bake mine, adding sauce later.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup milk (or water)
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 T chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 to 6 ounces mozzarella (cut into 20 - 1/2 inch cubes)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In medium bowl, soak the breadcrumbs in the milk.

3. Add the beef, garlic, parsley, parmesan cheese, egg and 1 tsp salt to the soaked breadcrumbs and stir with a fork until combined.

4. Use a cookie scoop to scoop each meatball. Place a chunk of mozzarella in the center, then put meatballs into lightly greased 8 x 8 pan. You can fit about 20 meatballs of this size into the 8 x 8 pan.

5. Cook at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Serve with pasta and sauce of your choice.

This recipe originally seen on Krashed24's blog.