Sun-dried Tomato Meatballs Recipe: Meatballs in a Sun-dried Tomato Sauce With Fresh Mozzarella

Name: Sun-dried Tomato Meatballs Recipe: Meatballs in a Sun-dried Tomato Sauce With Fresh Mozzarella
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 pound ground pork; 1 egg; 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs (I grated 2 slices of bread); 1/2 - 1 jar (7.5 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped (reserve the oil); 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 4 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano; 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil; 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce; 1 - 2 tablespoons reserved sun-dried tomato oil; fresh mozzarella cheese balls

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Sun-dried tomatoes pack so much flavor into these moist meatballs. If you only use half the jar of sun-dried tomatoes for your meatballs, save the other half to use in another recipe or throw them into a spring mix salad or pasta salad.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:00:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories619 kcal (31%)

Total Fat41.8 g (60%)

Carbs27 g (10%)

Sugars5.4 g (6%)

Protein34.8 g (70%)

Sodium773.8 mg (39%)

Fiber5.3 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 poundground beef

1 poundground pork

1egg

½ cupfresh bread crumbs

I grated of bread

0.5 jarsun-dried tomatoes in oil

chopped, reserve the oil

4cloves garlic

chopped

½ cupparmesan cheese

freshly grated

4 tablespoonstomato paste

1 tablespoonoregano

fresh chopped

1 tablespoonbasil

fresh chopped

1 jarspaghetti sauce

1 tablespoonssun-dried tomato oil

reserved

fresh mozzarella cheese balls

Instructions

Step 1

Combine the ground meats, egg, bread crumbs, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Mix well. Shape into meatballs.

Step 2

Heat about 1 tablespoon of the reserved sun-dried tomato oil in a skillet. Cook the meatballs until well browned on all sides. Remove meatballs and drain fat from the pan

Step 3

Add the spaghetti sauce and 1 to 2 tablespoons of the reserved sun-dried tomato oil. Put the meatballs back into the skillet. Simmer on low until meatballs are cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 4

Top with the fresh mozzarella and cook until melted, or pop under the broiler for a few minutes. Serve over hot pasta or zoodles with additional grated Parmesan cheese.

Step 5

Note: This recipe makes a lot of meatballs, so freeze some for another time. Freeze them in muffin tins then pop out and put into a plastic freezer bag

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