Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 lb of ground beef
  • 1 lb of ground pork
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese, Romano or Parmesan
  • 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mozzarella, shredded 
  • 3 cups Rao's Marinara Sauce, or use your favorite marinara sauce
  • 4 bell peppers, halved and cleaned.
  • 4 mozzarella cheese sticks, cut in 4 pieces each

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Cut each bell pepper in half across the middle. Clean out the insides and remove the stems to make little cups and place in a baking dish.
  • Mix the meat, eggs, garlic, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper together and divide into 8 portions.
  • Take each portion and roll into a ball and then flatten. Add 2 pieces of string cheese (equal to half a string cheese) in the middle and then close the meat over it and form into a meatball. Continue with the rest of the meatballs
  • Gently place the meatballs into the pepper cups and then pour the marinara sauce over them.
  • Bake for 30 minutes and then take them out and make sure the peppers are fork tender. If not put them back in for 5 minutes. Then take them out, sprinkle the the mozzarella on top and bake for another 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted.