Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Name: Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Yield: Serves 2-3 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (about 450 grams); 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; Cubes spicy cream cheese (or your preferred cheese); For the sauce:; 4 tomatoes; 1/4 onion; 1 clove garlic; 1 chipotle pepper; 1 bouillon cube; 1/4 cup water (60 ml); 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Carmen Palomino @Carmen

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

I usually like meatballs in broth, but they're delicious in sauce too. This is a great way to change up how you prepare ground meat.

Carmen Palomino @Carmen

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

I usually like meatballs in broth, but they're delicious in sauce too. This is a great way to change up how you prepare ground meat.

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Ingredients

Serves 2-3 servings

1 lbground beef (about 450 grams)
1egg
1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
Cubesspicy cream cheese (or your preferred cheese)
For the sauce:
4tomatoes
1/4onion
1 clovegarlic
1chipotle pepper
1bouillon cube
1/4 cupwater (60 ml)
1 teaspoonall-purpose flour

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Steps

1

In a bowl, combine the ground beef, egg, and garlic powder. Mix well by hand.
2

Blend the tomatoes, onion, chipotle pepper, garlic, water, and flour until smooth. The flour helps thicken the sauce.
3

Form the meat mixture into balls, placing a cube of cheese in the center of each. Roll to seal the cheese inside.
4

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs and turn them until browned on all sides. Once all are browned, pour in the sauce, cover the skillet, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until fully cooked.
5

You can use any cheese you like. I only added one chipotle pepper to the sauce because the cheese was already spicy. They turned out delicious.