meatball bomb 5 layers of flavor

Name: Meatball Bomb 5 Layers of Flavor
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) spicy Italian sausage; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 16 - small cubes or cheese, Asadero or your favorite; 3 - eggs; 1 1/2 cup(s) jarred Parmesan or 3 cheese; 2 teaspoon(s) McCormick bbq seasoning or your favorite; 1 cup(s) bbq sauce; 16 slice(s) bacon

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Lynn Socko

San Angelo, TX

Updated on Jan 14, 2015

These make large meal size meatballs, one or two per the average person is plenty.

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So many layers of goodness in this recipe! The flavors are fabulous. And the cheese in the middle is a wonderful treat. Eat these as a main course, or make them a bit smaller for an appetizer. They are delicious! Don't forget... all ovens are different. In the Test Kitchen, after 40 minutes the bacon was not as crispy as I like. So I raised the temp to 425 and baked another 15 minutes. They came out perfect.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 30 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield makes 16 LARGE meatballs

Ingredients

2 pounds spicy Italian sausage
1 pound ground beef
16 - small cubes or cheese, Asadero or your favorite
3 - eggs
1 1/2 cups jarred Parmesan or 3 cheese
2 teaspoons McCormick bbq seasoning or your favorite
1 cup bbq sauce
16 slices bacon

How To Make meatball bomb 5 layers of flavor

Step 1

In one bowl mix together Italian sausage, 2 eggs and 1 c Parmesan cheese.

Step 2

In another bowl mix together ground beef, McCormick's seasoning, 1 egg and 1/2 c Parmesan cheese.
Step 3

Cut cheese into about 1" cubes.
Step 4

I used the middle size and large scoops. The middle size for ground beef, the large for sausage.
Step 5

Scoop 16 ground beef scoops. Roll in your hands to make a ball.
Step 6

Then press center down and out, place cheese inside and gently work the meat up and over the cheese. Then roll in hands for a few seconds to tighten it up.
Step 7

Scoop out 16 scoops of Italian sausage with the large scoop.
Step 8

Roll into a ball, then press down and out from center to make a well.
Step 9

Place smaller meatball stuffed with cheese inside. Gently push sausage up and over top of smaller meat ball. Roll in your hands for a few seconds to tighten meat up.
Step 10

Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay a slice of bacon on paper, place meatball in center.
Step 11

Then bring bacon up and twist and back down. Tuck under meatball and place little skewer in center.
Step 12

Brush with your favorite BBQ sauce, I use Uncle Gary's Jalapeno BBQ sauce. http://unclegaryspeppers.com/
Step 13

Bake on center rack 325° for 40 min. Serve with potato salad or mac and cheese.
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