Spinach Garlic Meatballs Stuffed With Mozzarella
Makes approx 32 meatballs
Ingredients
Spinach
- 8 ounces baby spinach fresh
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1-2 T. olive oil
Meatballs
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 ¼ c. bread crumbs
- 3 eggs If eggs are small you may need 4
- splash of milk
- 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- ½ c. Parmesan
- salt/pepper
- 2 T. olive oil
- mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes
- 1 jar Rao's marinara sauce
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Instructions
Spinach
- Heat oil in a skillet and add spinach.
- Toss to coat and allow it to wilt.
- Add garlic for last minute or 2 until fragrant.
- Remove and chop into small pieces, let cool.
Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix all ingredients except the cheese and sauce.
- Add the spinach/garlic mixture and mix well.
- Roll into meatballs and stuff each one with a small cube of mozzarella.
- Heat oil in a cast iron skillet and pan fry until the outsides are golden.
- Add some dollops of sauce to the bottom of the pan (as much or little as you like.)
- Cover skillet with foil and transfer to a 350 degree oven to continue cooking until the meatballs reach 165 degrees.
- Serve over pasta!