Crock Pot Cheese Stuffed Meatballs
Nothing says home cooking like a good plate of spaghetti with homemade sauce and meatballs. These juicy Crock Pot Cheese Stuffed Meatballs are one way to spice up everyone's favorite pasta dinner.
Servings: 30 meatballs
Equipment
- Crockpot
- Medium bowl
- Large Bowl
- Medium pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 lb Ground Pork
- 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Minced garlic
- 1 (28oz) Can Diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 teaspoons Tomato Paste
- 3 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 8 oz Block Low-moisture mozzarella cheese, cubed
- 16 oz Noodles (optional)
Instructions
- Mix beef and pork until well blended
- In a medium-sized bowl lightly mix Italian breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and minced garlic until blended but not solid.
- Combine breadcrumb mixture with meat mixture until well combined
- Roll 2-inch meatballs around a cube of mozzarella cheese, repeat until all meatball mixture is used.
- For the sauce, combine undrained diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder until well mixed.
- Place Meatballs evenly layered into a crockpot lined with a thin layer of sauce
- Cover meatballs with remaining sauce
- Cook on high for 3 hours
- Boil noodles until al dente
- Serve meatballs warm over spaghetti noodles