<div><p></p><p>Meatloaf is the perfect side to a lot of meals, but sometimes you need something a little more bite-sized and personalized. Mozzarella-Stuffed Monster Meatballs take meatloaf and meatballs to another level.</p><p>These meatballs are great as an appetizer for a party, and they even work as meatballs with your traditional spaghetti. You'll love biting into these - the ooey gooey cheese in the middle is the best part!</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><h2>Ingredients:</h2><ul><li>2/3 cups fresh breadcrumbs</li><li>1/3 cup milk or water</li><li>1 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, onion powder and Italian herb seasoning</li><li>3/4 teaspoon salt</li><li>1/2 teaspoon pepper</li><li>1 pound lean ground beef</li><li>4 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 cubes</li><li>1/2 cup bottled strained tomatoes (passata)</li><li>2 tablespoons tomato paste</li><li>1 tablespoon packed brown sugar</li><li>2 teaspoons cider vinegar</li><li>2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley</li></ul><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h2>Directions:</h2><ol><li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</li><li>In bowl, mix bread crumbs with milk. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in egg, garlic powder, onion powder, 1 teaspoon of the Italian herb seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Mix in beef just until combined and no streaks of bread crumb mixture are visible (do not overmix).</li><li>Shape into 8 meatballs. Supporting opposing sides of 1 meatball with 2 fingers, press opposite index finger into centre to create 1-inch well; place 1 cube of the mozzarella inside. Press meat over to enclose mozzarella and reshape meatball. Repeat with remaining meatballs and mozzarella. </li><li>Place each meatball into the wells of lightly greased muffin pan. </li><li>Stir together strained tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar and remaining Italian herb seasoning, salt and pepper, then spoon over meatballs. </li><li>Bake until instant-read thermometer inserted in several meat loaves reads 165 degrees, about 16 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. </li><li>Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!</li></ol><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="RNmP8p9NACk"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>
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