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Cheese-Stuffed Taco Meatballs

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By Karly Campbell
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Up your appetizer game and make these tasty taco-seasoned meatballs that are stuffed with cheddar cheese!

Cheese-Stuffed Taco Meatballs

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
  • 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 6 oz Cheddar cheese, cut into 12 equal-size chunks
Make With
Old El Paso

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, mix beef, taco seasoning mix, bread crumbs and egg, using hands to mix well.
  • Step 
    3
    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.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Nutrition

140 Calories
10g Total Fat
11g Protein
3g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
280mg
12%
Potassium
85mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
11g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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