Meatballs and pasta picante con queso
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | pounds | Ground beef |
| 1 | cup | Fresh bread crumbs -- 2 |
| Slices | ||
| ¾ | cup | Picante sauce |
| ¼ | cup | Onion -- minced |
| 2 | tablespoons | Parsley -- minced |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cumin |
| 15 | ounces | Tomato sauce |
| ½ | pounds | Velvetta -- cubed |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Chili powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground coriander |
| 1 | pounds | Angel hair pasta; cooked |
| Drained -- hot | ||
| ⅓ | cup | Fresh cilantro -- chopped |
| (opt | ||
| Picante sauce -- additional | ||
Directions
Combine beef, bread crumbs, ¼ cup picante sauce, onion, parsley, egg, salt and ½ tsp cumin; mix well. Shape into 1" balls. Place meatballs on 15x10" jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350~ for 15 minutes. Drain off fat. Combine tomato sauce, remaining ½ cup picante sauce, velvetta, chili powder, remaining cumin and coriander in a large saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until cheese is melted. Add meatballs; simmer until heated through. Spoon over pasta; sprinkle with cilantro, if desired. Serve with additional picante sauce.
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From: Dscollin@... Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 22:06:15 -0500 File