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Beef meatballs with melted cheese and chilies

Beef meatballs with melted cheese and chilies

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Beef meatballs, deep-fried, then topped with a melted cheese sauce, green chili peppers, and taco spices, to be simmered until absorbed.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Urbano, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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These beef meatballs, seasoned with cumin and parsley, are first deep-fried and then simmered in a cheese sauce enhanced with green chili peppers and taco spices. The thick sauce coats each meatball perfectly, making them ideal as an appetizer or a hearty dish to share.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying, simmering
  • Estimated cost$12.87 $1.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $9.42
  • $1.06
  • $0.11
  • $0.17
  • $0.19
  • $1.20
  • $0.13
  • $0.40
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, breadcrumbs, cumin, onion, milk, parsley, pepper, and egg. ≈ 4 min
  2. Form small meatballs, about 2.5 cm in diameter, roughly the size of a large marble. ≈ 10 min
  3. Fry them in a bath of oil.
  4. Remove them and drain them. ≈ 2 min
  5. In a lightly oiled frying pan, melt the cheese.
  6. Add the chopped chili peppers with their juice, the taco seasoning mix, and 180 ml of water, until the cheese is melted. ≈ 3 min
  7. Add the meatballs to the frying pan.
  8. Cover and bring to a boil.
  9. Stir until the meatballs have absorbed the sauce. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Beef meatballs with melted cheese and chilies

  • 1 kg of ground beef$9.42
  • 360 ml of bread crumbs$1.06
  • 2 tablespoons of ground cumin$0.11
  • 80 ml of chopped onion$0.17
  • 80 ml of evaporated milk$0.19
  • 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley$1.20
  • 1/4 teaspoon of crushed pepper$0.13
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 3 tablespoons of neutral oil$0.19

Total$12.87

that's $1.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of ground beef
  • 360 ml of bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons of ground cumin
  • 80 ml of chopped onion
  • 80 ml of evaporated milk
  • 3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
  • 1 packet of taco spice blend
  • 1/4 teaspoon of crushed pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons of neutral oil
  • 500 g of spreadable cheese
  • 1 box of chopped green chili peppers

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