Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

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This recipe uses my Homemade Passata which I use as a base for lots of things and is really simple and easy to make. My son doesn’t always like his food all mixed up, so I served the Homemade Passata on the side for him and spooned it over mine. But I do think cooking the Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs in the oven first and then actually finishing them in the sauce would be lovely too.

My son was very doubtful of the Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs, but once I convinced him to combine them with the sauce he admitted ‘ok, I love them a bit!’ He didn’t want the cheese though, so he had fun pulling the cheese out and filling the hole with sauce instead.

This recipe definitely ranks high on being kiddie friendly since they can eat it with their fingers, dip in the sauce, separate the meat and cheese etc. Always remember for fussy eaters that touching and playing with different foods is always a stepping stone to eating them!

I served the Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs and Homemade Passata in separate dishes on the table and we helped ourselves to what we liked. These Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs and Homemade Passata would be great with pasta replacements too like zucchini noodles, konjac noodles, spaghetti squash and shredded cabbage!

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Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

Italian style beef meatballs stuffed with cheese in homemade tomato sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Gluten Free, Grain Free, Italian, Keto, LCHF, Low Carb, Nut Free, Sugar Free

Keyword keto beef recipes, keto Italian, keto meatballs, keto pasta sauce, keto tomato sauce, lchf meatballs, lchf tomato sauce, low carb beef recipes, low carb Italian, low carb meatballs, low carb nikki, low carb pasta sauce, low carb tomato sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 5

Calories 808.1kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 quantity Homemade Passata you can use your own tomato sauce
• 1 kg beef mince/ground beef
• 2 cubes garlic paste or 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 cubes basil paste or 2 tbsp finely chopped basil
• 150 g mozzarella cheese cut into cubes
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• olive oil spray

Instructions

• Combine beef, garlic, basil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix with your hands until well combined.
  
• Take tablespoon sized heaps of meat, roll into a meatball shape and then flatten with your hands like a thin hamburger patty. Place a cheese cube in the centre and wrap the meat around, seal and reform back into a meatball. Repeat with remaining meat and cheese.
  
• Place on a tray lined with baking paper and greased with olive oil. Spray meatballs with more olive oil. Bake in the oven at 180C for 15-20 minutes. Remove and serve with hot homemade passata spooned over the top.
  

Notes

Net Carbs - 7.1g

Nutrition

Calories: 808.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.9g | Protein: 58.8g | Fat: 58.9g | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 4.7g