Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs and Spaghetti

Name: Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs and Spaghetti
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters Italian style bread crumbs; 1 egg; 680 grams lean (at least 80%) ground beef; 2 Tbsps finely chopped onion; 1 teaspoons dried oregano leaves; 158 milliliters shredded fresh Parmesan cheese; 1 kilograms jar tomato pasta sauce (any variety); 1 teaspoons salt; 340 grams uncooked spaghetti; 113 grams sticks each) mozzarella string cheese, cut into 18 (3/4-inch) cubes

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs and Spaghetti a try. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 566 calories. This recipe serves 6. If you have style bread crumbs, mozzarella string cheese, tomato pasta sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert.

Instructions

Place cheese cubes in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag and freeze at least 1 hour.

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Cheese

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Ziploc Bags

Heat oven to 375F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix bread crumbs and 3 tablespoons of the pasta sauce. Stir in beef, onion, salt, oregano and egg. Shape mixture into 18 (2-inch) balls. Press 1 cheese cube into center of each ball, sealing it inside. Gently place in pan.

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Cooking Spray

Breadcrumbs

Pasta Sauce

Oregano

Cheese

Onion

Beef

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Bake 10 minutes.

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Oven

Meanwhile, pour remaining pasta sauce into 5-quart Dutch oven. Cover; heat to simmering over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Gently stir in meatballs; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.

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Pasta Sauce

Meatballs