Cheesy Volcano Meatballs

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The kids will love the melted cheese "erupting" from the top of these meatballs.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

24 min

servings

total:

Makes 4 servings.

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

RITZ Crackers, finely crushed (about 1/4 cup)

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

3/4

cup spaghetti sauce, divided

KRAFT Cheddar Cheese Cubes

hot dog buns

Make It

HEAT oven to 400ºF.

step 1

MIX meat, cracker crumbs, Parmesan and 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce. Shape into 12 balls, using about 2 Tbsp. meat mixture for each.

step 2

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

step 3

BAKE 14 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF). Meanwhile, microwave remaining sauce in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. or until heated through; spoon into buns. Fill with meatballs.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 50 calories and 6g fat per serving by preparing with extra-lean ground beef, RITZ Reduced Fat Crackers, KRAFT Reduced Fat Parmesan Style Grated Topping and KRAFT 2% Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Cubes.

Substitute

Cut 12 (1/2-inch) cubes from a block of KRAFT Cheddar Cheese to use instead of the KRAFT Cheese Cubes.

Variation

Omit buns. Serve meatballs and sauce over your favorite hot cooked pasta.

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lough

posted:3/24/2008

I used mozz cheese instead of cheddar. It was very easy and delicious. I did take the advice of a previous rating and use heftier buns to avoid sogginess. It was quite tasty!

a cook

posted:3/21/2008

good

Tamilee79

posted:2/10/2008

THere is no way that 14 minutes in the oven is going to cook these. after 14 minutes I took them out and they were very undercooked. and i have a new oven . i would recomend cooking them for closer to a25 minutes to a half hour

dwnbravo

posted:2/4/2008

This was a great recipe that the whole family loved. I would change the hot dog buns to something else, maybe french rolls? The buns got soggy too fast.

kathyarmiger

posted:2/2/2008

Yummy for the whole family. Nice and quick to.

terrishaun

posted:1/29/2008

We love this recipe so much that my 7 year old daughter Isabel calls them her "famous" meatball sandwiches!!!

concorddz

posted:1/18/2008

Easy to make and tasted great! I used shredded cheese instead of the cubes and it was just as tasty.

carrynne

posted:1/16/2008

My kids and I made this last night (6&3) and we had so much fun we used pizza sauce instead of pasta sauce and served them on sub buns This recipe is a keeper for us I doubled the batch and froze the left over meatballs for spaghetti some day A+++++

a cook

posted:12/31/2007

This is a great reciepe! Easy to make and my kids who are picky eaters love it! I use hoggie type rolls which hold up better than hot dog buns with the sauce on it. Thank-you Kraft Foods!

kris10lee

posted:11/29/2007

My 7 yo enjoyed helping with this recipe. Also, we used string cheese cut into cubes instead of cheddar and it worked great!