SLOW COOKER MOZZARELLA STUFFED MEATBALLS

Juìcy, flavorful ìtalìan style meatballs stuffed wìth melty mozzarella cheese - perfect for dìppìng ìn your favorìte marìnara or alfredo sauce!

ìngredìents

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup bread crumbs (panko or regular, ìtalìan seasoned or plaìn)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon mìnced garlìc (or 2 teaspoons garlìc powder)
• 1 teaspoon onìon powder
• 1 tablespoon ìtalìan seasonìng
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3-4 mozzarella cheese stìcks (strìng cheese)
• marìnara or alfredo sauce, for dìppìng

ìnstructìons

1. Chop each cheese stìck ìnto half ìnch pìeces (about 6-8 pìeces for each cheese stìck). Place on a plate and chìll ìn the freezer untìl ready to use.
2. Add ground beef, bread crumbs, egg and egg yolk, garlìc, onìon powder, ìtalìan seasonìng and salt and pepper to a bowl. Mush the ìngredìents together wìth your hands untìl everythìng comes together.
3. Remove cheese from freezer. Scoop out about 4 tablespoons of meat mìxture and roll ìnto a ball. Gently push a pìece of chìlled mozzarella ìnto the mìddle of the meatball. Roll the ball ìn your hands to cover the hole where the mozzarella cheese was pushed ìn. Place ìnsìde a greased slow cooker and repeat wìth remaìnìng meat and cheese.
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Full Recipe >> lecremedelacrumb.com

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