Easy Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Low carb, high protein, and absolutely delicious Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs are here! This easy recipe is made with 8 simple ingredients.
Yield: 18 Meatballs
Calories: 88kcal
Cost: $7.25
Materials
Base Recipe
- 1 ½ Pounds Ground Meat Lean (Beef, Turkey, or Chicken work great!)
- 2 Large Whole Eggs
- ¾ Cup Bread Crumbs Low Sodium Preferred
- ½ Cup Parmesan Cheese Grated
- 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Block, or Pearls
- 1 Jar Pasta Sauce Only needed if you're making these in your Slow Cooker
Optional Ingredients
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 ½ Teaspoons Minced Garlic or Garlic Powder
- Onion Chopped or Other Vegetable(s) for texture
- Hot Sauce Crushed Red Pepper or Other Seasoning for some added heat!
Instructions
- Mix all of your ingredients together aside from your Pasta Sauce and Mozzarella in a large mixing bowl
- Take some of your mix and roll it out into a ball
- Press your thumb into the middle of it making a space large enough to place a piece of your Mozzarella Cheese
- Put your piece of Mozzarella Stick, piece of Mozzarella Block, or Mozzarella Pearl inside that spot
- Enclose it around your Mozzarella Cheese and roll it out into its final meatball form
- Repeat until your mix is gone
Slow Cooker Method
- Place your rolled meatballs into the bottom of your Slow Cooker
- Pour over and evenly distribute your Pasta Sauce
- Let them cook on High Heat for 2 1/2-3 hours or Low Heat for 5-6 hours depending on the size of your meatballs (they should reach 165F/73C internally)
Air Fryer Method
- Place your rolled meatballs onto an air fryer sheet
- Let them cook on 400F/204C for 11-14 minutes depending on the size of your meatballs making sure to flip them halfway through cooking
- Remove them once they reach 165F/73C
Oven Method
- Place your rolled meatballs onto a baking sheet
- Let them cook on 400F/204C for 20-25 minutes depending on the size of your meatballs making sure to flip them halfway through cooking
- Remove them once they reach 165F/73C
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Notes
*Add your Pasta Sauce in separately
Calories in the whole recipe with 93/7 Ground Turkey:
*This is the base recipe
- Calories: 1588
- Fat: 72g
- Saturated Fat: 30g
- Sodium: 2302mg
- Carbs: 63g
- Fiber: 6g
- Sugar: 6g
- Protein: 172g
- Calories: 88
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6g
- Sodium: 133.4mg
- Carbs: 3.5g
- Fiber: .3g
- Sugar: .3g
- Protein: 9.5g
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.5g | Protein: 9.5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1.6g | Sodium: 134mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.3g