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Cheesy Meatball Recipe
Cheesy Meatballs are soft, juicy and tender, simmered in a rustic homemade tomato sauce. Topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served over spaghetti for a delicious dinner!
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Karina Carrel📖 cafedelites
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- pan
- skillet
- wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
PREHEAT oven grill on medium high heat, or main oven to 430°F (220°C).
2
Combine bread and milk in a large bowl. Press the bread down into the milk to fully submerse and soak into the bread. Set aside.
3
While the bread is soaking, get all of your meatball ingredients chopped and ready. Add all of the meatball ingredients in the bowl with the soaked bread and mix well.
4
Roll about three tablespoons worth of meat mixture into a ball. Set aside onto a plate and repeat until all meat is used.
5
Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large well-seasoned skillet or non stick pan over medium high heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides until golden (they won't be cooked all the way through, but you will finish them off in the sauce). Transfer to a warm plate.
olive oil (divided)2 tablespoons
6
Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the pan. Fry the onion until transparent (about ⏱️ 2 minutes), while stirring occasionally. Add in the garlic and sauté for ⏱️ 1 minute until fragrant.
olive oil (divided)2 tablespoonsonion (finely chopped)1large onion (finely chopped)1garlic (minced)4 cloves
7
Stir through the puree (or passata), water, tomato paste, herbs, chili flakes (if using), salt and pepper. Mix together well with a wooden spoon; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat down to low and taste test. Add in the sugar if needed.
tomato paste2 tablespoonssalt (to taste)1 pinchcracked pepper (to taste)1 pinchpepper (to taste)1 pinch
8
Transfer the meatballs back into the sauce, along with any juices released from the meatballs on the plate.
9
Cover and cook for ⏱️ 20 minutes, while stirring the sauce occasionally, until meatballs are cooked through. (Turn the meatballs a couple of times in the sauce while cooking.)
10
Top with the mozzarella cheese; transfer to the oven and grill or bake on the middle shelf of your oven, until the cheese has melted and is bubbling.
11
Garnish with the freshly chopped parsley and extra dried oregano and/or basil. Serve over pasta, mashed potatoes or rice.
dried oregano2 teaspoonsdried basil2 teaspoonsfresh basil (or parsley, chopped to garnish)1 pinch
Nutrition Facts
calories
239 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
354 mg
protein Content
14 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
67 mg
carbohydrate Content
9 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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