Slow Cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs And Sauce

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 4 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 -1 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, divided into 12 pieces
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 (24 ounce) jars pasta sauce
• 2 lbs cooked spaghetti

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, ground lamb, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic, basil, parsley and oregano.
• 2 add bread crumbs 1/2 cup at a time until mixture is not too wet and can be formed into balls easily.
• 3 form mixture into 12 balls using your thumb to press a hole into the center (you can also use a cookie scooper to make uniformed balls).
• 4 insert a piece of mozzerella into the hole and close the hole by pinching the meat mixture together around it.
• 5 heat a large saute pan over medium heat and drizzle olive oil into pan. add meatballs and cook until just browned. using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs into a slow cooker. (if prefered you can bake meatballs in a deeper cookie sheet at 350 for about 30 min).
• 6 pour red sauce over the meatballs and cook on low for approximately 5 hours.
• 7 serve meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.