Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Giant Stuffed Meatballs

On top of spaghetti
All covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed.

On Rachael Ray awhile ago, I saw these giant stuffed meatballs. I decided to make my own, fudging it a bit from her recipe. Instead making all large meatballs, I made some smaller ones stuffed with cherry tomatoes. Yum!

Giant Stuffed Meatballs
2 lbs ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 c milk
1 c bread pieces
2 handfuls grated Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
A sprinkle of all spice
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into chunks

1. Preheat oven to 400F and grease a cake pan or baking sheet with sides.
2. Put bread in a bowl and cover with milk. Let it sit.
3. Mix the meat, garlic, eggs, cheese, allspice, salt, and pepper together. Squeeze the bread to remove the milk, then mix the bread into the meat.
4. Take a small handful of meat and pat it flat. Place two or three chunks of cheese in the center, then cover it with more meat and pat it into a ball. Place on baking sheet. Repeat until all meat/cheese is gone.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the meatballs and make sure each is coated nicely.
6. Put baking sheet in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
7. Serve over spaghetti with sauce.

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