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December 30, 2024 By Ruth Guerri

Stuffed Meatballs with Marinara

Big, beautiful savory meatballs stuffed with fontina, baked and topped with Marinara! An Italian masterpiece! Make this very easy on yourself and use a good store bought marinara, your family will go nuts over these!

Ingredients:
Meatballs:

  • 1 lb of ground pork
  • 1 lb of ground beef
  • 1/2 cup of onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup of green pepper, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup of fine bread crumbs
  • 1 1/2 Tbs of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup of chili sauce
  • 1 cup of evaporated milk
  • 2 tsp of kosher salt
  • 2 tsp of black pepper
  • dash of allspice
  • 5 oz of Fontina or Mozzarella cheese, cut into 1 1/2 – 2 inch pieces

Marinara Sauce

  • 2 Tbs of olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 can of whole Italian tomatoes, (28 oz) with their juices (squish them up with your fingers)
  • 1/4 cup of dry red wine
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1 /2 tsp of black pepper
  • 1 tsp of dried oregano
  • 1 tsp of sugar
  • 3 fresh basil leaves, chopped (add at the end)

Directions:
Marinara Sauce

In a large skillet, over medium high heat, add the olive oil and saute the onion for 3 minutes, add the garlic and saute 1 more minute.DSC02342Add the tomatoes, red wine, salt, pepper, oregano and sugar, bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes.DSC02352
DSC02355I use an immersion blender at this point to make the sauce a little smoother, you can also use a food processor, then pour back into the skillet, or you can leave it chunky.DSC02356Add the basil and cook a few more minutes. All done!DSC02360Meatballs:
In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients, except for the Fontina.DSC02370Roughly divide meat mixture into 5 portions and shape into 5 balls, place on a foil lined baking sheet. With your thumb, make an indentation in each one, push in a piece of Fontina and close up the meat around it. (some cheese may still ooze out) DSC02374Bake for 35 – 40 minutes, then broil til nicely browned.DSC02376Plate the meatballs, spoon over the marinara sauce and sprinkle with fresh Parmesan cheese! YUM!

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Welcome to the Cabin in the Woods! My name is Ruth, I’m an ex model who retreated to the woods over 30 years ago! We live in an an old log cabin deep in the forest that we built ourselves! I’m a constant cook and live very close to nature. A pioneer woman by choice! read more »

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