Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs & Spaghetti Recipe

Nothing says family dinner like spaghetti and meatballs! But what’s a mom to do when the family says, “awww man, not spaghetti again!” Yes, that implies I cook spaghetti an awful lot. But can you blame me? It’s good, it’s cheap, it’s quick and well…it’s spaghetti. This time I decided to change it up them just a little bit and incorporated a little gooey surprise in the meatballs – mozzarella cheese!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

• 1 1lb of ground beef
• 1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
• 1 large egg
• 2 sticks of mozzarella string cheese
• your favorite pasta and red sauce

Let’s get Cooking!

Step 1 – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg and ground beef. Mix thouroughly, best if done by hand. This would be a good time to enlist the help of the freshly washed hands of an older child or husband.

Step 2 - Cut each mozzarella cheese stick into 6 evenly sized cubes.

Step 3 – Roll a hunk of the meat mixture into a ball about the size of a golf ball, slightly flatten the meatball and  push a cheese cube right into the center. Smooth your meatball back into shape and place on a greased baking sheet.

Step 4 – Once all 12 meatballs are ready, bake for 25 minutes and serve over spaghetti and sauce.