This one is for you Adrienne, you may want to cut it in half, but you will still probably end up freezing a bunch!! You can serve this with BBQ sauce(recipe included), or with marinara on a sub sandwich, this is a very versatile meatball recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
- 6 lbs. lean ground beef
- 15 sticks of mozzarella string cheese
- 3 c. dry bread crumbs
- 2/3 c. milk
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 c. minced onion
- 2 T. minced garlic
- 1 T. salt
- 2 tsp. black pepper
Sauce:
1 1/3 cups ketchup
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced onion
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
2/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced onion
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
DIRECTIONS:
1
Cut each string cheese into 8 equal pieces - freeze until time to form meatballs.
2 Preheat oven to 500°F.
3 Combine beef, breadcrumbs, milk, eggs, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in large bowl.
4 Shape into 1 to 1 1/2 inch meatballs, around each piece of frozen mozzarella. Seal meatballs well to keep cheese from oozing out.
5 Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.
6 Place meatballs closely together on lightly greased broiler pans or rimmed baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes and cool (if planning to freeze); around 30 minutes if planning to eat right away.
7 Add sauce to last 15 minutes of baking if cooking that day. If freezing meatballs, add sauce to freezer bag and add cooked, cooled meatballs to it.
8 If cooking after freezing - thaw completely.
9 Preheat oven to 350°F.
10Pour meatballs and sauce into ungreased baking dish. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until meatballs are heated through. Serve over rice or noodles.
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/mozzarella-meatballs-297687?oc=linkback
2 Preheat oven to 500°F.
3 Combine beef, breadcrumbs, milk, eggs, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in large bowl.
4 Shape into 1 to 1 1/2 inch meatballs, around each piece of frozen mozzarella. Seal meatballs well to keep cheese from oozing out.
5 Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.
6 Place meatballs closely together on lightly greased broiler pans or rimmed baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes and cool (if planning to freeze); around 30 minutes if planning to eat right away.
7 Add sauce to last 15 minutes of baking if cooking that day. If freezing meatballs, add sauce to freezer bag and add cooked, cooled meatballs to it.
8 If cooking after freezing - thaw completely.
9 Preheat oven to 350°F.
10Pour meatballs and sauce into ungreased baking dish. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until meatballs are heated through. Serve over rice or noodles.
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/mozzarella-meatballs-297687?oc=linkback
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