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Spinach Garlic Meatballs Stuffed With Mozzarella
Ingredients
  • subheading: Spinach:
  • 8 ounces baby spinach fresh
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 to 2 T. olive oil
  • subheading: Meatballs:
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 2 ¼ c. bread crumbs
  • 3 eggs If eggs are small you may need 4
  • splash of milk
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½ c. Parmesan
  • salt/pepper
  • 2 T. olive oil
  • mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes
  • 1 jar Rao's marinara sauce
Steps
  1. subheading: Spinach:
  2. Heat oil in a skillet and add spinach. Toss to coat and allow it to wilt.
  3. Add garlic for last minute or 2 until fragrant. Remove and chop into small pieces, let cool.
  4. subheading: Meatballs:
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. Mix all ingredients except the cheese and sauce.
  7. Add the spinach/garlic mixture and mix well.
  8. Roll into meatballs and stuff each one with a small cube of mozzarella.
  9. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet and pan fry until the outsides are golden.
  10. Add some dollops of sauce to the bottom of the pan (as much or little as you like.)
  11. Cover skillet with foil and transfer to a 350°F oven to continue cooking until the meatballs reach 165 degrees.
  12. Serve over pasta!
 

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