Mac & Cheese Stuffed Meatballs!
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One thing you need to know about me is that I could literally live on macaroni and cheese. Any kind at all, homemade, frozen, blue box… you name it, I love it! If I make it homemade (which is rare because I eat ALL of it) and we have leftovers, there I am at 8 am in the fridge eating them.
Repin Mac & Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Here
I often serve homemade meatloaf with a side of macaroni and cheese and some salad… and the other day it occurred to me “Hey, Why not serve them together… like, really together!!!”. Let me say the results were ridiculously delicious!
These Mac & Cheese Stuffed Meatballs are filled full of cheddar cheese and rich velvety mac & cheese. Seriously, it doesn’t get better than this! I used my 10 minute Stove Top Mac & Cheese recipe because it’s super fast and easy. You can use ANY type of mac & cheese for this and if you’re in a rush, check your deli counter. They usually sell heat and serve mac & cheese which will work perfectly!
Items you’ll need for this recipe:
* Panko Bread Crumbs * Ground Beef * Baking Sheet *
Mac & Cheese Stuffed Meat Balls!
One thing you need to know about me is that I could literally live on macaroni and cheese. Any kind at all, homemade, frozen, blue box… you name it, I love it! If I make it homemade (which is rare because I eat ALL of it) and we have leftovers, there I am at 8 am in the fridge eating them.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons onion , finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
- 1.5 oz cheddar , cut into 10 small cubes
- 1 cup prepared macaroni and cheese , chilled (I used this Quick Stove Top Mac & Cheese Recipe)
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Combine beef, onion, egg, panko bread crumbs, shredded cheese and pepper. Mix just until combined (over mixing will create tough meatballs).
- Divide meat into 10 equal pieces. Squish each piece of meat into a thin circle. Top with 1 slightly heaping tablespoon of macaroni (as much as can fit) and 1 cheddar cube.
- Fold sides up pinching to seal and form into a meatball. Place meatballs on a parchment lined pan and brush with barbecue sauce.
- Bake 24-26 minutes or until the center of each meatball reaches an internal temperature of 160 °F.
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Holly
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I think I could eat 100 of these. Yummy! Come link up with us at Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday!
Julia @ MiniVanDreams.com
My wife is a Mac&Cheese junkie, I will make this for her. It looks good
I know this completely changes the recipe, but I don’t know if my daughter would care much for the Mac n cheese. Don’t get me wrong, she loves mac n cheese, but not this kind. I have always spoiled my family with my Granny’s baked Mac n cheese, which is quite different than just regular mac n cheese. Ok, now I was wondering what else I could stuff in there and I thought about maybe some shredded hash browns (maybe the flavored southwestern flavor usually over by the eggs, cheese, canned biscuit isle) some bacon bits and maybe just a little bit of chopped green onions, and of course the cheese. I know I know, this changes the whole recipe but was just wondering what your thought are on this change. And what exactly are panko bread crumbs? Is that a certain ‘kind’ or ‘brand’ of bread crumbs? Thanks for any input!! :)
That would be delicious too Christy! Panko Bread crumbs are a Japanese style bread crumb, they are much lighter and crispier than regular bread crumbs. I use them in place of regular bread crumbs all of the time, I find the texture and flavor to be so much better.
Hi! These look really lovely and I have added them on to our meal plan this month. I was just wondering what you serve them with? I don’t want to put with pasta as they have that in already but not sure which veg would go with it? Thanks.
I usually just serve them with steamed broccoli, salad and bread. Sometimes the kids like to have fresh cucumbers/tomatoes on the side instead of salad!
very nice i enjoyed