mexican meatballs
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I tried these delicious little meatballs when I saw them on a cooking site! They were very popular and everyone on the site who tried this recipe loved them! I'm posting the recipe the way I made them and I'm adding my photo. I served these as cocktail meatballs and my guests loved them too! The original recipe was posted by a cook known as Rosemaryblue.
(1 rating)
yield
10 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
25 Min
Ingredients For mexican meatballs
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2 lblean ground beef
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2 ccrumbled corn bread
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1/2 tspkosher salt
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3/4 tspcumin
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1/4 cfinely chopped onions
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2 lgcloves garlic-minced
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16 ozmild salsa-divide in half
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1/4 cmild taco sauce-divide in half
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1/2 tspcayenne pepper-divide in half
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8 ozcan tomato sauce
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1 Tbspchili powder
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4 ozcan mild chopped green chilies
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2-8oz. pkgjalapeno jack cheese-cut into 60 small cubes
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*note...instead of using cheese cubes you can shred 8oz. of the cheese and just sprinkle it on top of the meatballs during baking
How To Make mexican meatballs
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1In a large bowl combine corn bread crumbs, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, chili powder, green chilies and 1/2 the salsa, 1/2 the taco sauce and 1/2 the cayenne pepper,
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2Add ground beef and mix well.
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3Shape into 1 inch little meatballs and form the meatballs around each cheese cube. Make sure none of the cheese is exposed.
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4Place in baking pan.
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5Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered for about 15 minutes.
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6Meanwhile in a small saucepan heat the tomato sauce and the remaining salsa, taco sauce and cayenne pepper. Heat til simmering then pour over cooked meatballs and bake for another 10 minutes.
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7To serve, stick one toothpick into each meatball, pour sauce from baking dish on top. And serve warm.
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