This recipe is on the table in 40 minutes.
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Everybody loves meatballs!
Take a ho-hum dinner, add meatballs, and presto!
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Its a meal fit for king, or at least a kings family.
These pork and beef meatballs have a surprise morsel of mozzarella cheese in the center.
How to Make Stuffed Meatballs
you could whip these meatballs up in as little as 20 minutes.
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Then into a pan they go to bake in the oven.
While the meatballs bake, make a quick tomato sauce on the stovetop.
What Kind of Mozzarella Should I Use?
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10-Minute Tomato Sauce?
This is my go-to sauce.
Buythatcan of tomatoes, and make your sauce in 10 minutes!
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Here, Ill give you the recipe.
Naturally, I refrain from that kind of behavior.
It’s the secret to the freshest, easiest tomato sauce known to woman or man.
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Canned tomatoes should be soft and pliant, swimming in thick sauce and easily squished with your hand.
(Rant over.)
Let them defrost in the refrigerator and bake as directed in the recipe.
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They will keep in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.
Reheat them from frozen slowly on the stovetop or in the oven, in the sauce.
They will keep in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.
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To freeze cooked meatballs in sauce:Place them in a freezer container and freeze.
They will keep in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.
Who Doesnt Love Meatballs?!
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The More the Merrier!
Place the bread pieces in a large bowl.
Add the salt and pepper to the bowl and mash with a fork to break up the bread.
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Divide the mixture into 16 equal pieces and roll each into a ball the size of a golf ball.
With your finger, make an indentation in each ball and press a piece of mozzarella into it.
Pinch the meat around to terminate the hole.
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Roll the meatball again to enclose the cheese.
Heat the oil in a large oven-safe skillet set over medium heat.
Add the meatballs to the skillet in one layer, and place the hot skillet in the oven.
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Bake the meatballs for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and tilt the skillet.
Spoon out and discard any excess oil.
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If you have broiled the meatballs, reset the oven heat to 400oF.
Pour both cans of tomatoes and their juices into a bowl.
Use your hand to break them into smaller chunks.
They will break down even more in the cooking process.
In a large, wide saucepan, add the oil and garlic.
(Don’t heat the oil first.)
Add the tomatoes, salt, and pepper to the pan and bring to a simmer.
Continue to simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly.
Taste and add more salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar (to taste).
Stir in the basil leaves.
Pour the sauce over the meatballs in the skillet.
Sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella and Parmesan.
Sprinkle with more torn basil leaves and serve.
