Gluten Free Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs!

If you love meatballs and want to make a moist, delicious meatball that melts in your mouth, this recipe is for you! I was watching Unique Eats on the Cooking channel and they were talking about a restaurant that serves a meatball stuffed with ricotta cheese and herbs. I'm not a huge fan of ricotta cheese, although, I do use it in my lasagna. I thought mozzarella cheese sounded way yummier. This is what I came up with. I served them with my homemade marinara sauce......yummy!

Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

1 lb ground beef 

1/2 lb ground pork

1/4 c. finely diced onion

1/2 c. parmesan cheese

1/4 c. gluten free panko bread crumbs(then more to cover each meatball) I got them at Whole Foods.

2 Tbsp minced garlic

1 tsp yellow mustard

1 Tbsp worcestershire

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 c. milk or heavy cream

2 eggs

1 tsp fresh thyme

2 tsp Pappy's seasoning (if you don't have it, the meatballs will still be amazing without it)

10 Mozzarella balls (I used Mozzarella Fresca, marinated)

Combine the ground beef and pork. In a separate bowl, beat eggs. To the eggs, add remaining ingredients, except for the mozzarella balls, and gently mix using your hands. (It's messy, but, really, the only way to make sure all the ingredients are equally distributed in the meat.)

Take about 1/4 cup of the meat mixture and form a little "nest". Put one mozzarella ball into the "nest" and cover with a little more of the meatball mixture. Roll the meatball in more panko breadcrumbs and place on parchment paper in a baking dish.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until meatballs are cooked completely. The mozzarella will melt and spill out of the meatballs if you overcook them, so keep an eye on them.

 Delicious!!