Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

from Tasty Kitchen

Ingredients

1 lb low fat ground beef
3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
¼ cups parmesan cheese, grated
⅛ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
½ cup milk
1 bunch fresh italian parsley, roughly chopped
1 whole fresh mozzarella ball

Directions

1.In a medium bowl, mix the bread crumbs, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, egg, milk, and parsley. Add the ground beef until just incorporated; do not over-mix.

2. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out meatballs. Take the meatball , place a small amount of mozzarella cheese in the middle and form the ball around so that all of the cheese is completely covered. You now have three cooking options—choose whichever works best with your time frame. *I've done option 3.

1. Cook the meatballs and sauce in a crock pot on low for 6-7 hours.

2. Brown the meatballs slightly, leaving a pink/red center, then place in the crock pot with sauce and cook on low for 5-6 hours.

3. Brown the meatballs until almost completely cooked, place the meatballs on a foil-covered baking pan, and bake for approximately 8 minutes at 350 degrees.

Note: this recipe is for the meatballs only. Serve with your favorite ragu, make sure it is low in salt or this will be too salty.

Goes great with spaghetti squash.

Makes approx 30 meatballs.