Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Wrapped in Bacon and Pastry Dough
- 1 pound Ground Meat (beef, Pork, And Veal Combination), Or Ground Beef
- 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
- 1/4 cups Milk
- 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 3 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Pepper
- 1/4 cups Fresh Parsley, Chopped
- 6 ounces, fluid Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
- 12 strips Bacon
- 2 whole Sheets Frozen Pastry Dough
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, gently fold together meat, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and parsley.
- Make 6 large meatballs, stuff each with 1 ounce of fresh mozzarella cheese.
- Wrap each meatball with 2 strips of bacon.
- Fry each meatball until the bacon is crisp and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Defrost and roll out the pastry dough until it is 1/16 inch thick.
- Cut each pastry sheet into 3 equal parts each.
- Wrap the meatballs in the pastry dough and pinch closed (no air vents needed).
- Brush each pastry meatball with melted butter.
- Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and cook for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving.
ground meat, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, garlic, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, fresh parsley, mozzarella cheese, bacon, butter
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cheese-stuffed-meatballs-wrapped-in-bacon-and-pastry-dough/ (may not work)