Stuffing meatballs with cheese sounds delicious, right!?
It is! I took my regular meatball recipe and added a piece of mozzarella cheese to the center. I don’t know if I’ll ever make them without cheese again.
They are filling and delicious!
With my WW Personal Points I can have one meatball for 2 points or two meatballs for 5 points.
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I used Sargento light string cheese to stuff the meatballs with. Two pieces was 3 points.
Each piece of string cheese was cut into 5 pieces, giving me 10 pieces total.
Any kind of light string cheese will work, just check that the points are the same.
How to make Cheese Stuffed Meatballs:
Start by adding the egg, Parmesan cheese, Italian breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, salt and black pepper to a large bowl.
Mix the ingredients together then add in the ground beef. Mix everything together.
Divide the mixture into 10 even sized meatballs. Roll each ball then stuff a piece of cheese into the center. Make sure to wrap the meat around the cheese and completely seal it.
Place the meatballs on a baking sheet.
Bake the meatballs for 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
Now you can eat the flavorful meatballs with gooey mozzarella cheese. They’re so good!
I like to serve my cheesy meatballs with some marinara sauce and a salad. You could also add spaghetti noodles or zucchini noodles.
This is a recipe the whole family will love!
Yield: 10
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- 1 lb. 96% lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pieces Sargento light string cheese
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a large bowl mix together the egg, Parmesan cheese, Italian breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, salt and black pepper.
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Add the ground beef and mix together. Divide the meat mixture into 10 even sized meatballs.
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Cut each piece of string cheese into 5 pieces, you should have 10 pieces total.
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Press the cheese into the meatball then cover the cheese and seal. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes. Enjoy!
Here are some more WW friendly recipes:
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