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Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs

Italian style beef meatballs stuffed with cheese in homemade tomato sauce.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Gluten Free, Grain Free, Italian, Keto, LCHF, Low Carb, Nut Free, Sugar Free
Keyword keto beef recipes, keto Italian, keto meatballs, keto pasta sauce, keto tomato sauce, lchf meatballs, lchf tomato sauce, low carb beef recipes, low carb Italian, low carb meatballs, low carb nikki, low carb pasta sauce, low carb tomato sauce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 808.1kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 quantity Homemade Passata you can use your own tomato sauce
  • 1 kg beef mince/ground beef
  • 2 cubes garlic paste or 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 cubes basil paste or 2 tbsp finely chopped basil
  • 150 g mozzarella cheese cut into cubes
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • olive oil spray

Instructions

  • Combine beef, garlic, basil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix with your hands until well combined.
  • Take tablespoon sized heaps of meat, roll into a meatball shape and then flatten with your hands like a thin hamburger patty. Place a cheese cube in the centre and wrap the meat around, seal and reform back into a meatball. Repeat with remaining meat and cheese.
  • Place on a tray lined with baking paper and greased with olive oil. Spray meatballs with more olive oil. Bake in the oven at 180C for 15-20 minutes. Remove and serve with hot homemade passata spooned over the top.

Notes

Net Carbs - 7.1g