{"id":473,"date":"2008-03-07T07:17:40","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T07:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/07\/baked-meatballs-stuffed-with-roasted-garlic-and-cheese-recipe\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T17:00:08","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T17:00:08","slug":"baked-meatballs-stuffed-with-roasted-garlic-and-cheese-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/07\/baked-meatballs-stuffed-with-roasted-garlic-and-cheese-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Meatballs Stuffed with Roasted Garlic and Cheese Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My father, while he’s no Emeril, always tried to make us happy with food when we came to visit him. The first few years were a combination of spaghetti at home and eating out, but there was one thing that was always a big crowd pleaser: Grandma’s meatballs<\/strong>. My dad would go into the kitchen, roll up his sleeves and start mixing in a giant mixing bowl. If all four of us kids were there, we’d eat every one of them. <\/p>\n

Now he’s deep in tax season. My dad, being a CPA, has one of those jobs I envy 8 months of the year and am horrified by the other 4. So if I was close by right now, I would offer to roll my own sleeves up and make him some of Grandma’s meatballs while he worked. You can do it, Dad!<\/p>\n

Since my dad has been making them for so many years, I definitely consider them his, and one crazy Saturday I got a kilo of ground beef and decided to make my own version from what I remembered.<\/p>\n

If you’ve read my blog for a while, you’ve discovered that I love garlic<\/strong>! Unfortunately it’s something that’s considered pretty pesante<\/strong> (difficult to digest) here in Italy (read more about how I push the pesante limits with stuffed mushrooms<\/a> and stuffed onions<\/a>) so when I decide to use it, I usually really enjoy it. I wanted to stuff these meatballs!!<\/p>\n

Baked Meatballs Stuffed with Roasted Garlic and Spicy Cheese Recipe<\/h3>\n

I roasted the garlic used in this recipe first. Ree from the Pioneer Woman Cooks (fabulous home cooking recipes here) has an excellent post on Roasting Garlic<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

2 lbs \/ 1 kilo ground beef
\n1\/2 c. Parmesan \/ parmigiano cheese, grated
\n1 1\/2 cups breadcrumbs
\n2-3T. flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
\n3-4 T. sugar
\n2 eggs
\nSalt, pepper, other spices like garlic powder \/ hot pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

For the stuffing:
\nRoasted garlic, Pepperjack cheese or other fillings like Gorgonzola, caramelized onions, or chutney!<\/p>\n

These are baked meatballs – the benefits being that I saved a ton of oil and work as the meatballs cooked themselves! It won’t replace frying meatballs, but it’s definitely a favorite alternative.<\/p>\n

\"Meatballs<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. In a large bowl, mix beef, parmigiano, breadcrumbs, sugar and parsley. After mixing rather well, add the eggs and continue to mix.
    \"Ingredients<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Preheat oven to 350F\/ 180C. In a glass baking dish or a cookie sheet with a lip, add a thin layer of oil to the bottom of the pan. Form flat, thin patties with your hands, and place your desired filling in the middle. Fold the mixture up around the filling, forming a ball and closing holes as best you can.<\/li>\n
  3. Cook for 15-20 minutes, checking that they don’t get too dried out. If you are going to use them in a sauce, brown only for 5-10 minutes then add the sauce and keep cooking. You can let them dry on paper towels to get rid of some of the excess oil.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    S’ favorite was by far the hot & spicy Pepper Jack cheese that a friend had smuggled in from the US for me. “5 and 1\/2 forks” (out of 5) was his rating.<\/p>\n

    What would you stuff in your meatballs?? Is there a “secret” ingredient in your recipe?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Baked<\/a><\/p>\n

    I’m sending my Grandma’s \/ Dad’s \/ my meatballs to Maryann of Finding La Dolce Vita<\/a> and Marie of Proud Italian Cook<\/a> for their Festa Italiana<\/a>, taking place now – you’re still in time to join!<\/p>\n

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