Meatball Kreatozone
From keni 12 years ago
- 1 hour to make
- Serves 6
This folded meat pie somewhat resembles a cross between a calzone and a kreatopita. Flavorful meatballs, spinach and mushrooms are coated with a creamy garlic sauce and baked into a crusty, tender treat!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2lbs ground meat(lamb, pork, beef, chicken, venison or any preferred combo of the above) shopping list
- 8oz tomato/basil goat cheese, divided shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs shopping list
- 1T Greek seasoning blend(or your own combos including oregano, rosemary, dill, sage, parsley, lemon zest, etc) shopping list
- 1T worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 1/2 red onion, diced shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, divided shopping list
- 6T butter shopping list
- 1/3 cup flour shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups milk shopping list
- 1/4t fresh ground nutmeg shopping list
- 2 cups loosely packed baby spinach, roughly chopped/torn shopping list
- about 6oz fresh mushrooms, chopped shopping list
- pizza dough for 2 large pizzas(homemade or purchased, but it needs to be in the dough state) shopping list
- kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
For Meatballs
- Combine meat, 4oz of goat cheese, eggs, bread crumbs, Greek seasoning, Worcestershire, 1 clove garlic, and salt and pepper in bowl and mix to combine.
- Shape into 1/2inch round balls and place on wire rack over baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 for about 12 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, in large sauce pan, melt butter over low heat.
- Add onion and garlic and cook until onion softens.
- Add flour and stir well to coat all flour with butter.
- Let cook about 5 minutes, stirring often, til flour mixture turns about 1 shade darker. Do not raise temp, and do not let burn.
- Slowly add milk and whisk to incorporate all flour into milk.
- Add remaining 4oz of goat cheese.(thanks DT!!:)
- Keep temp lowered and let cook, stirring often, while sauce thickens and cheese melts.
- When meatballs are done, add them, the spinach and mushrooms to the sauce and stir to coat with the sauce.
- Prepare 6inch or so rounds with the pizza dough by stretching and pressing.
- Add a large scoop of the mixture to each round and fold an end over to connect with the other to create a seam. Press to seal. ( used my pastry crimper)
- Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes, until crust is done and golden brown.
- Brush with olive oil or melted butter as soon as you take them out of the oven.
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