Pizza Stuffed Meatballs
Pizza Stuffed Meatballs aka Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs (with a delicious sauce) are the best meatballs you will ever have! Tender meatballs stuffed with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, topped with pizza sauce and fresh parmesan cheese!
Servings: 12 meatballs
Calories: 187kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- ⅔ cup mini pepperoni
- ¼ cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- ⅓ cup milk
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 egg egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp Italian seasonings
- ½ tsp pepper
- 4 oz. mozzarella cheese cubed
For the sauce
- 2 cups of your favorite marinara sauce
- 1 15 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
- ⅓ cup mini pepperonis
- salt and pepper to taste
- freshly shaved parmesan
- minced basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add all meatball ingredients except for the mozzarella cheese. Mix well with hands until well combined.
- Grab 2 heaping tbsp. of meat and flatten in hand. Add mozzarella cube in the middle of the meat. Fold meat mixture around the cheese cube until completely hidden and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining meat. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While meatballs bake, preheat a saucepan to medium heat. Add marinara, fire roasted tomatoes, pepperoni, and seasonings. Let simmer while meatballs cook.
- When meatballs are done in the oven, add to the sauce. Let simmer until ready to serve.
- Garnish with freshly shaved parmesan and fresh basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 594mg | Potassium: 290mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 2.9mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1.7mg