Last updated on November 4th, 2018 at 06:45 pm
These Philly Cheese Steak Meatballs are just as delicious as the popular Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, but in a bite size meatball with an incredible cheese sauce.
Welcome to Monday Meatball Mania! It’s been a long time since the last one, but better late than never. Monday Meatball Mania is about giving you guys a new meatball recipe, whatever crazy and tasty meatball concoction I can come up with, no rules. Anything goes.
Why meatballs? Because meatballs are great, they’re versatile, and they’re great in and on everything. You can bake them, you can fry them, you can slow cook them, you can stuff them with cheese and make them all gooey and delicious, they’re great in sandwiches, spaghetti and meatballs, meatball casseroles, meatballs in soups, meatballs on pizza, I’d even put them on a salad, the sky is the limit.
One of my favorite sandwiches of all time has to be a good Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich and if you’ve ever had one, you know what I’m talking about. Which is why I wanted the meatball version.
Think about it, delicious meatballs loaded with peppers and cheese, served in a delicious cheese sauce. They are incredible, perfect as an appetizer, or even serve this over pasta, so it can almost be like mac and cheese with meatballs. That cheese sauce is money, especially if you take some fresh crusty bread and dip it into that sauce, you’ll love it.
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Philly Cheese Steak Meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 small onion grated
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef extra lean
- 1/2 green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese shredded
- 2 tbsp olive oil for frying
Cheese Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk I used 3%
- 1 cup Gruyere cheese shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine all the meatball ingredients (excluding olive oil) and mix well.
- Form the meatballs into small 1 inch balls.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs and fry until they brown all around, about 7 minutes. You will have to do this in 2 or 3 batches, so do not overcrowd the meatballs.
- Transfer the meatballs onto a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk to form a roux, cook for about 1 minute to get rid of the raw flour taste. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. Cook for another minute, the mixture should thicken a bit.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the cheeses and whisk well until smooth. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as necessary. Turn off the heat.
- Add the meatballs back to the skillet and spoon some of the sauce over the meatballs. Garnish with parsley if preferred. Serve warm.
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Notes
- This recipe will yield 25 to 30 meatballs.
- Baking directions: Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray, or use a baking rack. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes until golden brown. Follow the rest of the instructions for making the cheese sauce.
- To freeze the meatballs, let them cool completely at room temperature. Transfer them to a freezer safe container and place them in the freezer for up to 2 months. Freeze sauce separately in an air-tight container or a heavy-duty freezer bag and can last for a few months.
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 or 4 days.
- Nutritional information is for 5 meatballs and 1/6 of the sauce. Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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What is Gruyere cheese, and what can I use for a substitute? There is no Gruyere cheese here. This looks like it would be good to serve with broccoli and baby yellow potatoes.
It’s similar to Swiss cheese, so feel free to substitute it what that. 🙂
Can this be made with Ground Turkey?
Yes!
What do you serve this with? Pasta, rice, potatoes?
I would personally serve this just on their own or with pasta.
What is the music in the background please ?
This is from the sound collection provided by YouTube.
I made this and it was the bomb. My husband loved it too. May not look as good as it taste but it is delicious!!😘
Had a little trouble keeping them in a ball
Same here!! Just embraced it as loose meat and poured the cheese sauce over it.
Could these possibly be any more delicious?
This is so diet friendly. No guilt at all.
I’m making this, sounds so tasty 😋
These are so delicious!!
This will be a sure hit in my house!!
These are so good! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
Oh my heavens, this is happening soon!!!
These are so creative AND delicious!
Such a great idea, can’t wait to try these
Dear Joanna,
Is it possible to fry it in the oven also without oil?
Thanks for the recipe
Yes you can! I would use a bit of cooking spray to make sure they don’t stick to the pan.
I think the one thing missing to this recipe is that you need to add salt to the meat mixture…otherwise it taste like too much like plain ground beef
The reason I didn’t add salt to the meat mixture is because of the Parmesan cheese which is in fact quite a bit salty, however if that’s not enough you are right, you could always add a bit of salt.
how much fun, I’m trying to skip bread these days anyway so love this philly version, also works well as an appetizer, thank you!!
My pleasure! 🙂
Going on record…these look delicious. I’ll make these this weekend. Really, you should do a meatball e-book with ALL your delicious meatballs. So good.
Ha! Great idea!