Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Goat Cheese & Basil
Over the summer when I was at Bald Head Island, Baldy and I went out to dinner and had a delicious meatball appetizer and I’ve had it on my mind ever since.. It was just so simple but so delicious! I decided to recreate that appetizer and I’ll have to say that mine is even better! The only problem is that I had to clean up the kitchen when I was finished cooking and I wasn’t looking out over the harbor at Bald Head!
My recipe for Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Goat Cheese & Basil is so easy to make and really doesn’t make that much of a mess. It’s great as an appetizer with toasted French bread, but you could also serve these meatballs over pasta…the goat cheese would melt into the pasta making a creamy and delicious sauce! I’ll have to try that next time…
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Meatballs with Tomato Sauce & Goat Cheese
Ingredients
- Tomato Sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup minced yellow onion
- 1 -1/2 jars tomato sauce (I used Rao's)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Meatballs
- 2 pounds ground beef, 80% to 85% lean
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup panko
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup finely minced yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup chopped basil
- 1 large log goat cheese
- French bread toasted with olive oil and sea salt
Instructions
- For tomato sauce - Add olive oil to a hot skillet and add chopped onion. Sauté onion until tender and add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and basil. Cook on medium for about 10 minutes and keep warm
- For meatballs - Add ground beef to a large bowl and add eggs, panko, parmesan, finely minced onion, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and basil.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Cook meatballs until they are at desired doneness. When done, add meatballs to tomato sauce.
- Pour meatballs into a large serving bowl, top with goat cheese pieces and sprinkle with basil. Serve with French bread toast.
- Enjoy!
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