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ground beef ground pork Parmesan cheese Bread eggs salt pepper garlic fresh basil fresh parsley oregano Mozzarella cheese olive oil pasta sauce
Viewed: 5 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 - 1 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, divided into 12 pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 (24 ounce) jars pasta sauce
- 2 lbs cooked spaghetti
Method
- In a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, ground pork, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic, basil, parsley and oregano.
- Add bread crumbs 1/2 cup at a time until mixture is not too wet and can be formed into balls easily.
- Form mixture into 12 balls using your thumb to press a hole into the center (You can also use a cookie scooper to make uniformed balls).
- Insert a piece of mozzerella into the hole and close the hole by pinching the meat mixture together around it.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and drizzle olive oil into pan. Add meatballs and cook until just browned. Using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs into a slow cooker. (If prefered you can bake meatballs in a deeper cookie sheet at 350 for about 30 min).
- Pour red sauce over the meatballs and cook on LOW for approximately 5 hours.
- Serve meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.
