Slow-cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Juicy Slow-cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Are one way to spice up everyone’s favorite pasta. Nothing says home cooking like a good plate of spaghetti with from-scratch sauce and meatballs. Do you want to know how to make spaghetti and meatball night even better? These straightforward, cheesy slow cooker meatballs are the answer!

Slow-cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Beef and Pork are combined with herbs and spices, then formed into meatballs. A cube of Mozzarella cheese is stuffed into each meatball, all while this hearty dish uses the slow cooker as a shortcut. Well-balanced for a family meal or as an appetizer at a gathering.

We love meatballs. They’re speedy to make, lighter (as you want to make them) and you can use them in countless recipes. There’s no need to heat up your oven or turn on your stove for these straightforward and lighter Slow Cooker Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs!

Slow-cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Ingredients:

• Ground Beef
• Ground Pork
• Italian breadcrumbs
• Egg
• Salt
• Minced garlic
• Low-moisture mozzarella cheese, cubed

Ingredients for From-scratch Pasta Sauce:

• Diced tomatoes, undrained
• Tomato Paste
• Italian Seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Onion Powder

Instructions:

These might look fancy but trust us, they’re pretty effortless. In a large bowl, mix beef and pork until well blended. Then, in a medium-sized bowl lightly mix Italian breadcrumbs, egg, salt, and minced garlic until blended but not solid.

After that, combine the breadcrumb mixture with the meat mixture until well combined. Important to note: You don’t have to use our meatball recipe. If you have your own, of course, you can use that instead.

Stuff the Meatballs with Mozzarella

Then, roll 2-inch meatballs around a cube of mozzarella cheese, and repeat until all meatball mixture is used. We recommend good, low moisture, mozzarella cheese to stuff in the middle. We've used mozzarella string cheese and it just didn’t seem to stay nice and melted.

Slow Cooker Meatballs

For the sauce, combine undrained diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder until well mixed. Place Meatballs evenly layered into a slow-cooker lined with a thin layer of sauce. Cover meatballs with remaining sauce. No need to over mix:) Cook on high for 3 hours.

Store this spaghetti and meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator

Slow-cooker Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Recipe