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Hearty Meatballs with Pesto Filling

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 27 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 450 g minced meat, mixed
  • 75 g breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg (s)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • 30 g sunflower seeds
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 teaspoons pesto
  • Oil for frying
Hearty Meatballs with Pesto Filling
Hearty Meatballs with Pesto Filling

Instructions

  1. Mix minced meat, breadcrumbs, mustard, egg, sunflower seeds, salt, and pepper. Season to taste. Shape into 4 meatballs, then press each flat. Place 1 teaspoon pesto in the center of each, fold the edges over, and shape back into meatballs.
  2. Heat roughly 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Fry the meatballs for 10-12 minutes, turning to brown both sides, until the internal temperature reaches 74 °C (165 °F).
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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