Meals Matter

Cheesy Volcano Meatballs

Contributed By: lrodina
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The kids love to help with this.

Ingredients

1 lb. Lean ground beef

6 Ritz crackers, finely crushed

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

3/4 cup Spaghetti sauce, divided

12 Cheddar Cheese Cubes

4 Hot dog buns, split

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400. Mix meat, cracker crumbs, parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce in bowl. Shape into 12 meatballs, using about 2 Tbsp. meat mixture for each.

Place, 2 inches apart, in shallow baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Press 1 cheese cube deeply into center of each meatball.

Bake 14 min. or until meatballs are cooked through. Meanwhile, microwave remaining 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. or until heated through.

Apoon sauce evenly into buns. Fill each with 3 meatballs.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Beef
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Special Features: Kids Love It
Kids can help make it
Meal Type: Entree