Cheesy Baked Meatball Skillet
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5
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Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
55 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Servings
6
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Cheesy Baked Meatball Skillet
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Tender and flavorful meatballs, a rich tomato sauce, and plenty of melted cheese make this skillet recipe a winner.
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Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef lean
- 1 pound ground pork lean
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1/2 teaspoon sage ground
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs Italian flavor
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped, medium
- 4 thyme sprigs fresh; remove leaves
- 8 leaves basil torn, fresh
- 1 diced tomatoes with juices, 13.5 fluid ounce) can
- 1 tomato sauce 13.5 fluid ounce) can
- Pinch Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove garlic minced
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
To top skillet:
- 1 cup mozzarella grated
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
Instructions
- Grate the parmesan cheese (grate the two cups needed, and divide it in half). Grate the mozzarella if you didn't buy an already shredded variety.
- Preheat oven to 375F and move the rack to the top third of the oven. Line a baking sheet with tin foil.
- Prepare the meatballs by adding all the meatball ingredients to a large bowl and gently mixing it with your hands and forming it into 2" meatballs. I made 18 meatballs. Place the meatballs on the baking sheet and bake them for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce in a deep, oven-proof skillet. Chop the onion and then sauté it in the oil for about 5 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Take the meatballs out of the oven and add them to the skillet in an even layer. Place the skillet in the oven for 20 minutes to ensure the meatballs are cooked through and that the sauce thickens a bit more.
- Remove the skillet from the oven and sprinkle the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses over top. Place it back in the oven for another 10 minutes. If desired, broil for an additional few minutes to brown the cheese.
- Serve immediately with pasta, bread, a salad, or devour the meatballs by themselves.
Notes
- Can be made without an oven-proof skillet. Just transfer meatballs and sauce to a large, deep baking dish after step 4.
- This is my trusty skillet (pictured). It's 2" deep. Make sure your skillet is deep so it doesn't overflow in the oven.
- Serves 4-6.
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