These gluten-free cheese stuffed meatballs are made with warm and juicy pieces of beef, with ooey gooey cheesy centers. These meatballs take your next spaghetti-and-meatball night up a notch. These gluten-free bombs are so easy to make with only 5 ingredients and take only minutes to make!
I know that there are a ton of meatballs out in the world {and I'm not talking about the kind who pull out in front of you in rush hour traffic!}. BUT... not many of them are gluten-free. So... what does one do on a spaghetti-and-meatball night with no meatballs? Well, you quickly make them. And you don't make just any meatball. Hell no. You make 'em cheese filled.
Gluten-Free Cheese Stuffed Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¼ cup gluten-free italian-style bread crumbs*
- 1 egg, beaten
- inch mozzarella cheese sticks, cut into 1 sections
- 2 tablespoon oil for frying, we used olive oil
Instructions
- Place the oil in a large skillet and warm over a medium heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the beef, breadcrumbs, and egg together thoroughly.
- Form into 18 evenly-sized balls and insert one mozzarella section into the middle of each ball and close the ball back up around the cheese.
- Place all meatballs in the heated oil and fry for 8-12 minutes, until the meatballs are thoroughly cooked and browned (some of the cheese may start to seep out of the meatballs).
- Place on paper towels or another flat absorptive surface to cool before serving.
- Serve with noodles and spaghetti sauce and enjoy it messy!
I use these gluten-free breadcrumbs for this recipe (affiliate link).
Oana @AdoreFoods says
Such a clever idea adding cheese to meatballs! My daughter will never complain again :0
J Trogstad says
This may be a fun one for a picky eater! Kids love stringy cheese! Hope that she likes them! 🙂
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
These look so good, I love the cheese stuffing, yum!
Molly Kumar says
These look so good, I so wanna dig in 🙂
Whitney says
Um. As if I needed another reason to eat meatballs. They look so nice and gooey without being toooooo gooey.
Ciao Florentina says
Dejavu for me, as I have the feeling I drooled over this insanity before lol
Choclette says
Oh my, cheese stuffed anything has got to be good. Wondering what I could stuff my cheese into now - hmmmm.
Noor says
I think everything should be cheese stuffed. Cheese just makes everything taste so much better!
Rachel @ Simple Seasonal says
You sold me on the stretchy cheese in these babies! They look soooo good!
Sara @LifesLittleSweets.com says
Mmmm, cheese in meatballs? What a genius idea! Thank you for sharing this recipe, it looks delicious!
Leslie says
Mozzarella stuffed meatballs, um yes please!! Really creative idea. I will definitely try these out:)
Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen says
I love meatballs and stuffed even better. They look delicious.
Deepika@EasyBabyMeals says
These meatballs are dangerously amazing, Yum yum.
Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake says
I can definitely get on board with these meatballs, yum!!!
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago says
Oh my - these look amazing!! They are definitely on my "must make" list!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
What a fantastic idea. We make meatballs all the time but we've yet to stuff them with cheese.
Byron Thomas says
I would really like to make these and eat them all! 🙂 Could be dangerous. Maybe I won't pair them with the pasta. 🙂
Sarah says
Cheese stuffed? Say no more - I'm sold!
Cassandrea at chewsandbrews.ca says
Cheese stuffed meatballs!? Duh! Why didn't I think of that!! Awesome idea!!
Michaell | Foodscape says
What a fantastic idea! One can never have enough cheese...