Cheesy Volcano Meatballs Recipe

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Ready in: 30-60 minutes
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
6 Ritz Crackers, finely crushed
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup spaghetti sauce, divided
12 Cheddar cheese cubes
4 hot dog buns, partially split

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F. Mix meat, cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce in medium bowl. Shape into 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 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through (160F).

Meanwhile, microwave remaining 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 seconds or until heated through (adult assisted).

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

This recipe from CDKitchen for Cheesy Volcano Meatballs serves/makes 4