Mozzarella-Stuffed Recipe – Slow Cooker Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Meatballs

Tender turkey meatballs stuffed with melty cheese and simmered to perfection in a slow cooker. Serve over pasta or in sub sandwiches.

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package low-moisture mozzarella cheese
• 1 pound ground turkey
• ½ pound bulk Italian turkey sausage
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• ½ cup whole milk
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 (24 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

Cooking Directions

1. Cut mozzarella cheese into 3/4-inch cubes. Store in the refrigerator while preparing the meat.
2. Combine turkey, turkey sausage, bread crumbs, milk, Parmesan cheese, parsley, eggs, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a large mixing bowl. Mix well by hand.
3. Roll meat mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs. Squish a mozzarella cube into the center of each and pull the edges of the meat around it to enclose.
4. Pour 1 jar of spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a slow cooker. Arrange meatballs on top and cover with the second jar of sauce.
5. Cover and cook on High until no longer pink in the centers, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories358.6
• carbohydrateContent28.2 g
• cholesterolContent105.2 mg
• fatContent15.8 g
• fiberContent4.1 g
• proteinContent24.3 g
• saturatedFatContent6.3 g
• sodiumContent1536.5 mg
• sugarContent13.2 g