Monday, March 7, 2011

Cheesy Volcano Meatballs

1 lb lean ground beef
6 Ritz crackers, finely crushed
1/4 cup Kraft grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup spaghetti sauce, divided (or barbecue sauce)
12 Kraft cheddar cheese cubes
4 hot dog buns, split

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix meat, cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce in a bowl.  Shape into 12 meatballs, using about 2 Tbs meat mixture for each.

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

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

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

4 servings/ 1 sandwich each

Submitted by Marci Cannon

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