Jumbo Cheesy Italian Meatballs
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Category
Main Dishes
Cuisine
Italian
- Pulse the bread in a food processor to make course crumbs.
- Transfer to a small bowl add milk and set aside to soak.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and then add the beef, parsley, parmesan, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes.
- Mix with your hands to combine.
- Add the bread-milk mixture and mix until just combined.
- Shape the meat mixture into 6 meatballs.
- Make an indentation in the center of each and stuff with a mini mozzarella ball, mold the meat around the cheese.
- In any CanCooker on a medium-to-medium low heat source add the olive oil.
- When heated add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for about one minute.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, 1 cup water, basil springs and salt.
- Place the meatballs into the CanCooker and placed the lid on top.
- Cook for 30 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the meatballs are cooked through.
- Serve with ricotta, salt and chopped basil if desired.
Ingredients
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3 1/2 cups torn stale Italian bread - about ¼ loaf
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 lbs. ground beef chuck
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1 cup parsley - chopped
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½ cup Parmesan cheese - grated
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1 clove garlic - grated
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
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6 mini mozzarella balls - bocconcini
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
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chopped
- ¼ to ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup water
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3 – 4 springs basil - chopped
- Topping
- basil
- Kosher salt
- Ricotta cheese
Meatballs
Sauce
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Directions
- Pulse the bread in a food processor to make course crumbs.
- Transfer to a small bowl add milk and set aside to soak.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and then add the beef, parsley, parmesan, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes.
- Mix with your hands to combine.
- Add the bread-milk mixture and mix until just combined.
- Shape the meat mixture into 6 meatballs.
- Make an indentation in the center of each and stuff with a mini mozzarella ball, mold the meat around the cheese.
- In any CanCooker on a medium-to-medium low heat source add the olive oil.
- When heated add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for about one minute.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, 1 cup water, basil springs and salt.
- Place the meatballs into the CanCooker and placed the lid on top.
- Cook for 30 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the meatballs are cooked through.
- Serve with ricotta, salt and chopped basil if desired.