GOAT CHEESE STUFFED MEATBALLS WITH RUSTIC TOMATO SAUCE
PREP TIME
25 mins
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
55 mins
Juicy meatballs filled with creamy and tangy goat cheese are baked in a rustic tomato sauce with basil and cherry tomatoes. Serve over fresh pasta or serve with toasted baguettes for a comforting meal!
Author: Megan
Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 6
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound lean ground pork
- ½ cup almond meal
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tbsp + 1tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- 2 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup basil, not chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 1½ tsp pepper
- Fresh grated parmesan, for serving
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the ground meat with the egg. Mix well. Add the meats and almond flour to a small mixer and combine well. Add the italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix on medium speed, 3 minutes (do not over mix).
- Scoop out 18 meatballs, using an ice-cream scoop, or your hands if you do not have one. Don't worry about making them perfectly round yet, as you will stuff them next.
- Stuff each meatball by making a hole in the middle and placing a heaping teaspoon of goat cheese in the center. Seal the meatballs well by pinching them back together.
- In a 9x13 baking dish, add marinara sauce evenly. Add tomatoes and basil on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place meatballs on top of marinara mixture.
- Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink and meatballs are heated through.
- Serve with marinara sauce and sprinkled with fresh parmesan, Or serve over pasta.
