Cheddar Stuffed Meatballs
Cheddar Stuffed Meatballs are the perfect grilling appetizer for cookouts. Cheddar cheese is wrapped with both sausage and ground beef and then seasoned with a delicious dry rub and grilled with pecan smoke.
Servings: 10 meatballs
Calories: 203kcal
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground sausage
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
- 12 ounces lean ground beef we used 80/20
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
Instructions
- Make ground sausage into 10 tablespoon sized balls.
- Cut cheese into 10 chunks.
- Stuff cheese inside sausage balls, wrapping sausage all the way around the cheese.
- Divide ground beef into 10 pieces, about 1 1/2 tablespoons each.
- Flatten ground beef and wrap around sausage. Roll between hands to form round meatballs.
- Prepare grill fire to about 300° with pecan chunks or hickory for smoke flavor.
- Cook meatballs over indirect fire with the grill closed for about 25- 30 minutes or until meatballs reach 165° with a digital thermometer, checking the meat portion, not the center cheese.
- Remove from grill and serve immediately.
Notes
Store leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Reheat in a 350° oven for about 10 - 12 minutes or use an air fryer at the same temperature for 5- 6 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 386mg | Sugar: 1g