Pizza Meatballs

Well, this is such a big hit in my house...especially with Kyle...that both he & Matt scarfed these up before I even got to the table to take a picture!! By the time I got there with my camera, I had to spread them out to make them look decent lol. The pan was stuffed full! They LOVE this dinner. It's a bit of work, nothing hard, just time consuming rolling all the meatballs, stuffing cheese inside each one, rolling in flour, but they are really good and I don't make them often.

It's Friday, Kyle's night off, so he's home for dinner. The one night a week he's home. Hmm, just occurred to me that next Friday is his 21st (GASP!!!) birthday....HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??!! and I assume he either won't be home or we'll go out for dinner.

Anyway, here's the recipe. I served a salad and garlic bread with it.

2 lbs hamburger
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs (I use one, 2 seems like a lot to me)
1 cup milk
1/4 dried, minced onion
2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp pepper
8 oz block mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup oil
1 jar pizza sauce (I use spaghetti sauce. I've never tried it with pizza sauce)

In large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients just until mixed. Shape into 48 small meatballs. Cut cheese into 48 cubes, 1/2 inch each. Push a cube into the center of each meatball, covering the cheese completely with meat. Roll lightly in flour.

In a large skillet, cook meatballs in oil until browned; drain. Add sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover & simmer for 20-25 minutes or until  no longer pink.

HINT: I roll all the meatballs, stuff the cheese inside, stack them on a plate. After I get them all done, then I roll them in flour and drop them in the pan. It's a huge mess if you roll in flour as you make the meatballs. Also, I brown them about 10-15 at a time because there are so many, they don't leave a lot of room in the pan for turning. Once they are browned, they shrink and all fit. I use my huge frying pan. Maybe if you use an electric skillet it would be easier. Enjoy!