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Pizza-Stuffed Meatballs

By Inspired Taste
Created January 10, 2017
Filled with pepperoni and mozzarella, these crowd-pleasing meatballs can be enjoyed alone, in pasta or in a sandwich. The possibilities are endless!
pizza-stuffed meatballs

Pizza + Meatball = Love. That’s what we think anyway! So, we went a little crazy and stuffed meatballs with two favorite pizza toppings: mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.

To make them, you’re going to need ground beef, an egg, bread crumbs, dried basil, garlic powder, salt, pepperoni and fresh mozzarella balls.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Add the spices and half of the bread crumbs to a large bowl and mix.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Next, add the egg and chopped pepperoni.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Add the beef and mix until the spices, bread crumbs and egg have been combined. Shape a small amount of the beef mixture around each mozzarella ball.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Coat each meatball in bread crumbs and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 20 minutes until cooked through.

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Enjoy the meatballs alone, over pasta or how about in a hoagie? Delicious!

Pizza Stuffed Meatballs

Pizza-Stuffed Meatball Hoagies

Ingredients

    • 1lb lean (at last 80%) ground beef
    • 1/2cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
    • 1teaspoon dried basil leaves
    • 3/4teaspoon salt
    • 1/2teaspoon garlic powder
    • 12slices pepperoni, finely chopped
    • 1egg, slightly beaten
    • 16fresh mozzarella cheese balls (1 inch)
    • 4hoagie buns
    • 1cup marinara sauce, heated
    • Fresh basil leaves

Directions

  • 1Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil.
  • 2In large bowl, mix beef, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs, the dried basil, salt, garlic powder, pepperoni and egg just until blended. In small bowl, place remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs.
  • 3Shape about 2 tablespoons beef mixture around each cheese ball; roll in bread crumbs. Place in pan.
  • 4Bake 20 minutes or until no longer pink and meat thermometer inserted in meatball (not in cheese) reads 160°F.
  • 5With serrated knife, cut buns horizontally in half, cutting to but not completely through one long side. Spoon about 2 tablespoons warm marinara sauce into each bun; top each with 4 meatballs, remaining marinara sauce and the fresh basil.

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