Garlic Knot Meatballs with Homemade Pizza Dough *Easy. These tasty family friendly Garlic Knots are made easy with six ingredients in less than thirty minutes. This simple recipe calls for pre-made pizza dough which I pick up at one of my favorite local grocery stores however both canned and homemade work well. A quick and easy casserole recipe with garlic knots made from refrigerated biscuit dough, Italian sausage meatballs, marinara and mozzarella cheese that eats a lot like a deep-dish pizza!

Ingredients of Garlic Knot Meatballs with Homemade Pizza Dough *Easy

1. It’s of Pizza dough.
2. It’s 2 tsp of dry active yeast.
3. You need 1 tsp of sugar.
4. You need 11/4 cup of warm water.
5. Prepare 3-4 TBSP of veg oil.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.
7. Prepare 21/2-3 of -cups AP Flour.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
9. It’s of Meatballs.
10. It’s 1 lb of ground beef or whatever ground meat you prefer.
11. You need 2 tsp of salt.
12. Prepare 2 tsp of ground pepper.
13. It’s 1 tsp of cayenne pepper.
14. You need 2 tsp of dry herbs of your choice.
15. Prepare 2 tsp of minced garlic or powder.
16. You need 1/2 cup of white onion smalled diced or powder.
17. You need 1 of egg for mix and another for egg wash (2 total).
18. Prepare of Or just season the way you like your meatballs 🤗.
19. Prepare 2 cups of tomato sauce and extra for dipping.
20. Prepare 2 cups of Mozzeralla cheese.

I usually make a batch of my mom's recipe and divide it in half. Remove butter from heat and stir in chopped parsley and salt (refer picture below). A classic Italian pizzeria snack, garlic knots are strips of pizza dough tied in a knot, baked and then topped with melted butter, garlic and herbs. They look crusty on the outside, light as air.

Garlic Knot Meatballs with Homemade Pizza Dough *Easy instructions

1. For dough : Mix flour,salt,garlic powder,sugar. Whisk.
2. Add water and oil to mixer or bowl then add yeast.
3. Gradually add dry ingredients. Mix until dough forms.
4. Drizzle oil into LARGE dry bowl. This will expand.
5. Roll out dough on clean surface into ball. Place in bowl and cover with plastic touching dough.
6. Place in fridge to rise and all that good stuff. 2 -4 hrs.
7. Now for Meatballs.
8. In a bowl combine ground meat and all spices. Add egg then bread crumb Mix well. Dont over mix.
9. Roll out mix into 1 ounce balls.(This photo may be 2oz).
10. In a large saute pan, sear meatballs until nice and browned all over. Set aside to cool slightly.
11. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
12. Grab dough out of fridge. Dough should be 3x in size.
13. Cut dough in half, take apart small pieces large enough to cover meatballs. Roll into small balls.
14. Roll out each ball wide enough to place meatball inside.
15. Spoon small amount of tomato sauce in the center of rolled out dough balls.
16. Now add some cheese.
17. Place meatball on top of cheese and sauce and wrap dough around meatball..
18. Make sure dough is sealed well around stuffing then place on a parchment lined sheet pan SEALED side down.
19. Brush light coat of egg wash on top of dough balls.
20. Place in oven 20-25 mins until golden brown and beautiful. These went back in another 10 mins for more color..
21. Add garlic oil after and enjoy with tomato sauce. Hope you enjoy ❤.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Shaping is a breeze with my video tutorial and step-by-step pictures for visual help. This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Red Star Yeast. This garlic knot recipe really is a keeper. It's quick, easy and a fun way to dress up traditional side bread.