Meatball Surprise (Cheddar Cheese Filled Meatballs in Gravy)

Submitted by littleturtle

"Great on their own as an appetizer or served for dinner with salad and mashed potatoes. Watkins meat magic can be ordered online at www.watkinsonline.com"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g ground beef
• 2.46 ml dried Italian seasoning or 2.46 ml oregano
• 4.92 ml onion salt
• 1.23 ml black pepper
• 118.29 ml oatmeal
• 59.14 ml water
• 141.74 g cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

• Gravy

• 14.79 ml flour
• 354.88 ml milk (from boiling potatoes, if you're making potatoes too) or 354.88 ml water (from boiling potatoes, if you're making potatoes too)
• 4.92 ml watkins meat magic flavor enhancer or 4.92 ml Kitchen Bouquet

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients except the cheese and mix well.
2. Take a piece of meat about the size of a walnut, flatten it, put a cheese cube in the center, and press the meat mixture closed around the cheese, covering the cheese completely and evenly so it won't melt out into the pan.
3. Spray skillet with non-stick cooking spray, then fry the meatballs over medium heat until they are very well browned on all sides.
4. Remove meatballs from pan and make gravy from the drippings.
5. Add flour to the drippings in the pan and mix well (you may need to add a little oil if there wasn't enough grease rendered from the meatballs).
6. Add milk or water and Meat Magic, and stir well, getting any meat off the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking.
7. Cook over medium heat until the gravy thickens and starts to bubble.
8. Add more milk or water if needed.
9. Return the meatballs to the gravy and serve or serve separately.

Reviews

[JJarmer]

We Make this all The Time Now Thanks

 

[FriskyKitty]

Yum.

 

[Debbie R.]

Oh, is this good! Some of the cheese leaked out a little bit, but that was okay because the cheese browned, and it was awesome. The Watkins Meat Magic is good! A couple points, however. If you are using really lean meat, you'll need to heat up a little oil in place of drippings for the flour. Also, you may want to use a little steam at some point in the cooking. I kept seeing some pink until I did that. It was hard to get all the little corners. A more experienced meatball baker would know how to do it. Thanks for a wonderful dinner!