Meatball Bomb 5 Layers of Flavor

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 2 lb spicy Italian sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 16 small cubes of cheese, Asadero or your favorite
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 c jarred Parmesan or 3 cheese
• 2 tsp McCormick bbq seasoning or your favorite
• 1 c bbq sauce
• 16 slice bacon

Preparation

Step 1

1. In one bowl mix together Italian sausage, 2 eggs and 1 c Parmesan cheese.
2. In another bowl mix together ground beef, McCormick's seasoning, 1 egg and 1/2 c Parmesan cheese.
3. Cut cheese into about 1" cubes.
4. I used the middle size and large scoops. The middle size for ground beef, the large for sausage.
5. Scoop 16 ground beef scoops. Roll in your hands to make a ball.
6. Then press center down and out, place cheese inside and gently work the meat up and over the cheese. Then roll in hands for a few seconds to tighten it up.
7. Scoop out 16 scoops of Italian sausage with the large scoop.
8. Roll into a ball, then press down and out from center to make a well.
9. Place smaller meatball stuffed with cheese inside. Gently push sausage up and over top of smaller meatball. Roll in your hands for a few seconds to tighten meat up.
10. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay a slice of bacon on paper, place meatball in center.
11. Then bring bacon up and twist and back down. Tuck under meatball and place little skewer in center.