Wasabi Cheese Meatballs

Wasabi Cheese Meatballs. Tasty slow-cooked meatballs hide gooey wasabi cheese inside! Mix beef and sausage with crumbs, roll around cheese cubes, then simmer in a yummy tomato sauce full of herbs and garlic. Cook low and slow for big flavor. Serve over pasta with cheesy top—kids and grown-ups love this spicy surprise!

Serving: 5
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 30 minute

Sauce Ingredients

• 1 jar passata

• 1 cup tomato sauce

• 1 Tbsp sugar

• 2 tsp basil

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 tsp thyme

• 1 tsp oregano

• 1 tsp mint

• 1 tsp parsley

• 2 chicken stock cubes

• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 diced onion

Meatball Ingredients

• 500g beef mince

• 500g sausage meat

• 1 cup breadcrumbs

• 1/4 cup parmesan

• 1/4 cup all-purpose seasoning

• 200g wasabi cheese, cubed

• Grated cheddar to garnish

Wasabi Cheese Meatballs: Directions

1. Put all sauce ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 hours.

2. In a bowl, mix all meatball ingredients together.

3. Cut cheese into small pieces—the size depends on your meatballs. I made 18 balls like golf balls, so I cut cheese about 2cm x 1cm.

4. Roll meat into balls. Poke a hole with your finger, put cheese inside, close it up tight so no cheese shows. Do this for every ball.

5. Add balls to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 4 more hours.

6. Serve on pasta and sprinkle grated cheese on top.

Notes for Wasabi Cheese Meatballs

• You can add meatballs right at the start if you want.

• I like cooking sauce longer first so tastes get super yummy.

• Total cook time cuts in half if you add meatballs from the beginning. Or make sauce a day early!