Cheese Stuffed Taco Meatballs Recipes

CHEESY STUFFED TACO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Mix together the ground beef, chorizo, egg, cornmeal, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, oregano, granulated onion, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper with your hands in a large bowl. Scoop the mixture into tablespoon-sized portions. For each, press 1 cube of cheese into the center, press the meat around it to seal, and roll into a smooth ball.
• Put the chips in a plastic bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin. Drop 3 or 4 meatballs at a time into the bag, and roll them around to lightly coat with the crushed chips. Arrange the coated meatballs on the prepared baking sheet, and bake until the outsides are browned and the cheese is melted inside, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Serve the meatballs on a platter over a bed of shredded lettuce with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream on the side.

CHEESE-STUFFED TACO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, mix beef, taco seasoning mix, bread crumbs and egg, using hands to mix well.
• Grab a golf ball-sized amount beef mixture, and flatten into patty. Place chunk of cheese in center, and fold beef mixture up and around cheese to seal it in. Shape into ball. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat to make total of 12 meatballs.
• Bake 15 minutes. Serve hot.

CHEESE-STUFFED TACO MEATBALLS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Crush the chips in a plastic bag.
• In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the cheese and vegetable oil. Stir until fully incorporated.
• With your hands, grab about a golf ball-sized amount of the ground beef mixture and slightly flatten it in your palm.
• Take 1 cube of cheese, place it in the the middle, and press the beef around it so the cheese is fully covered and in the center of the meatball.
• Heat a thin layer of vegetable oil in a cast-iron pan over medium to medium-high heat.
• Once the pan is hot, cook the meatballs. Rotate them throughout cooking to brown all sides and cook through.
• Once meatballs are fully cooked and browned, remove from the pan and top with salsa, sour cream, and cilantro.
• Enjoy!

CHEESY TEX MEX TACO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix beef, bread crumbs, eggs, milk and taco seasoning until just combined. Do not over mix.
• Scoop out 4 tablespoons of beef mixture, flatten then place cheese cube into the center. Bring the edges together to form a ball. Ensure that the meatball is completely sealed.
• Transfer meatballs to a greased rimmed baking sheet.
• Freeze meatballs on baking sheet for 10-15 minutes to firm up.
• Raise oven rack to top and preheat broiler on high.
• Broil meatballs on high for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through. Some cheese may escape while broiling.

STUFFED TACO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Mix together the ground beef, chorizo, egg, cornmeal, tomato paste, garlic, chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, granulated onion and cayenne with your hands in a large bowl. Scoop the mixture into tablespoon-sized portions. For each, press 1 cube of cheese into the center, press the meat around it to seal, and roll into a smooth ball.
• Put the chips in a plastic bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin. Drop 3 or 4 meatballs at a time into the bag, and roll them around to lightly coat with the crushed chips. Arrange the coated meatballs on the prepared baking sheet, and bake until the outsides are browned and the cheese is melted inside, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Serve the meatballs on a platter over a bed of shredded lettuce with guacamole, salsa and sour cream on the side for dipping.

STUFFED CHEESY JALAPEñO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, shredded cheese and peppers until blended. Roll cream cheese mixture into 12 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture for each ball. Place in parchment-lined pan. Freeze 2 to 3 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Combine bread crumbs, taco seasoning mix and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 min. or until bread crumbs are softened. Add egg and 1/4 cup cilantro; mix well. Add meat; mix just until blended.
• Roll meat mixture into 12 (1-3/4-inch) balls. Flatten slightly, then top each with 1 frozen cheese ball. Wrap meat mixture around cheese balls to completely enclose each cheese ball. Reroll into round balls, if necessary. Place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 30 min. or until done (165°F).
• Top with salsa, sour cream and remaining cilantro.

CHEDDAR STUFFED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Divide into eight portions. Shape each portion around a cheese cube., Place meatballs in an 8x4-in. glass loaf pan coated with cooking spray; top with soup. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

TACO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix ground beef, onion, Cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, salsa, egg, and taco seasoning together in a bowl.
• Form 1-inch balls from the mixture and place into the prepared dish so they aren't touching.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and no longer pink in the centers, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes and serve.

CHEESE-STUFFED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the milk and bread crumbs.
• Whip eggs in separate bowl. Then add to larger bowl along with the meats, parsley, garlic and pepper.
• Mix ingredients briefly with hands.
• Form into 2 inch balls.
• Seal cheese cube into center of each meatball.
• In a large skillet set on medium-high, heat oil to almost-smoking, browing meatballs for about a minute or so.
• Transfer meatballs to tray (lined with paper towels).
• Discard oil and place tomato sauce in skillet, heating to medium-high until it starts to simmer.
• Add meatballs, cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover, simmer for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and cook for 10 minutes more.
• Serve over pasta with grated cheese, or place in Italian bread buns to make grinders.