12 Days of Recipes: DAY 6

CHEESY VOLCANO MEATBALLS
1 lb lean ground beef
6 Ritz crackers
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
3/4 cup pasta sauce
old cheddar cheese (cut into 12 cubes)
hot dog buns

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix meat, cracker crumbs, parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the pasta sauce in a bowl. Shape into 12 meatballs, using about 2 tbsp meat from mixture for each.
Place 2 inches apart in shallow baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Press 1 cheese cube deeply into centre of each meatball.
Bake 14 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Meanwhile, microwave remaining 1/2 cup pasta sauce on high for 30 seconds.
Spoon sauce evenly into buns. Fill each with 3 meatballs.