30 Minute Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs With Homemade Marinara Sauce Food

30-MINUTE MOZZARELLA STUFFED TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Allow the oil to simmer (you want it very hot) while you prepare the meatballs.
• In a large bowl combine ground turkey meat, half of the minced garlic, egg, cheese, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and panko. Slowly add the water, a few tablespoons at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape when rolled into meatballs.
• Scoop one tablespoon of meat into a small ball. Press a piece of cheese in the center, then cover it with another piece of meat, roll to seal in the cheese. Repeat with all meat/cheese.
• Fry meatballs in batches in the hot oil, 2 minutes on each side.
• Place semi-cooked meatballs on prepared baking sheet. Once all meatballs have been panfried, place the baking sheet in the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes, or until they're cooked though.
• While the meatballs bake, make your marinara!
• Add remaining oil to the same pan the meatballs were in, then add the remaining garlic and sauté for one minute, or until the garlic is golden and fragrant. Add the crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, sugar, seasoning and crushed red pepper flakes, mix well to combine. Simmer the sauce for 9 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
• When meatballs are done cooking, add them to the sauce, stir to coat, and serve!

MOZZARELLA STUFFED TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• pre-heat over to 400F degrees.
• cut mozzarella cheese into very small cubes.
• mix breadcrumbs (I use pepperage farms herb crusted stuffing mix) and cayenne pepper in large bowl.
• add 1 egg and minced garlic to breadcrumbs.
• fold in ground turkey.
• may need to add more breadcrumbs to desired texture.
• roll meatballs to about 1 inch size.
• make hole in each meatball and add small cube of mozzarella cheese to middle, then pinch meat around and roll to fully cover cheese.
• Place on lighty greased baking pan.
• bake at 400F degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs fully cooked.