Juicy Dolby Cheesy Beef Meatballs, covered in gooey mozzarella cheese sounds like the perfect dish to share with the family tonight.
Course Baking, Dinner, Easy
Cuisine Worldwide
Keyword Beef, Cheese, Dinner, Meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 4serving
Calories 495kcal
Ingredients
1cuptorn crustless stale white bread
1/4cupcrumbled feta cheese
1/3cupfresh mintfinely chopped , plus more for garnish
1cloves garliccrushed with press
1lbground beef chuck(80% lean)
2tbspolive oilextra virgin
1medium onionfinely chopped
28ozcrushed tomatoes
1/2cuplower-sodium beefor chicken broth
1tbspdried oregano
1bay leaves
1cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F / 190°C.
In large bowl, soak bread in cold water few minutes. Squeeze out and discard excess water from bread.
In other large bowl, add bread, feta, mint and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper, tossing to combine. Add beef and mix until combined.
Form into 8 meatballs.
In pan, heat oil on medium-high. Add meatballs; cook 10 minutes, turning until browned on two sides. Transfer to large plate.
To pan add onion, cook 5 minutes, stirring. Add pressed garlic. Add tomatoes, broth, oregano, bay leaves and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring to combine. Heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat,cook 10 minutes or until reduced slightly, stirring often.
Add meatballs to tomato sauce and cook 5 minutes.
Move to casserole pan. Top with mozzarella cheese.
Transfer to oven and bake about 30 minutes or until cheese has browned.