Cheesy Rosemary Meatball Bake

Ingredients

• •¼ tsp pepper
• •½ cup bread crumbs
• •1 Can tomatoes
• •½ Cup parmesean cheese
• •½ tsp cumin
• •1 tsp thyme
• •1 large egg
• •⅔ tbsp basil
• •2 sprigs rosemary
• •5 cloves garlic
• •¼ Cup bell peppers
• •1 lb ground beef
• •½ lb ground sausage
• •½ Cup heavy cream
• •¾ tsp kosher salt
• •8 oz mushrooms
• •3 tbsp olive oil
• •1 small onion
• •2 tsp sugar
• •¼ teaspoon pepper flakes
• •salt and pepper
• •1 shallot
• •4 oz mozzarella
• •1 small can tomato paste
• •½ Cup chardonnay wine
• •8 tbsp mozerella
• •2 to finish

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1For the sauce
2. 2Heat olive oil in large oven proof skillet over medium high heat.
3. 3Add the onion, mushroom and pepper and saut till softened about 3-4 minutes.
4. 4Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
5. 5Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, red pepper, sugar, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir and reduce heat to medium low - allow to cook down while making the meat balls will thicken.
6. 6Remove from the heat and place in a bowl add the cream. For the meatballs
7. 7In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, bread crumbs, shallot, thyme, rosemary, parmesan, garlic, egg, salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix ingredients together until well combined.
8. 8Form into 1 inch meatballs. In the skillet that the sauce was cooked in, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Cook meatballs (may need to cook in batches) turning occasionally.
9. 9The meatballs may stick to the skillet a little and that is ok will deglaze in a moment. Once meatballs are browned on all sides, remove meatballs to the same bowl that the sauce is in.
10. 10Turn the burner up to medium high. When skillet is hot, add wine (can substitute chicken or beef broth).
11. 11Scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan and allow the wine to bubbly and reduce by about half (5 mins).
12. 12Remove skillet from the heat and add the bowl of sauce and meatballs to the skillet. To finish:Preheat the oven to 400°F
13. 13Sprinkle the mozerella and paremesean over the top of the meatballs and sauce and bake until heated through and cheese is melted and bubbly about 15 minutes.
14. 14Garnish with fresh basil.
15. 15Serve warm.