Jalapeno Meatballs

Name: Jalapeno Meatballs
Yield: about 32 meatballs
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 8 oz cream cheese; 4 oz chopped jalapenos, drained; 1 large egg; 1/3 c bread crumbs; 4 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled; 1 c cheese, grated; 2 Tbsp onion, finely chopped; 3 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp chipotle chile powder (regular will work, too); 1 tsp oregano, dried; 1/2 tsp cumin, ground; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper, ground; RANCH DRESSING INGREDIENTS FOR DIPPING SAUCE; 1/2 c mayonaise; 1/2 c sour cream; 3/4 c buttermilk, plus more if needed; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp white vinegar; 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (cilantro is good, too); 2 Tbsp chives, chopped; 1 tsp dill weed, dried; salt and black pepper

By Karla Harkins
@Karla_Harkins

I got this recipe from Ziplist. For some reason my pinch button didn't recognize this as a recipe so I had to copy it the old-fashioned way, but they sounded so good I had to put it where I could find it again.

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Serves:

about 32 meatballs

Ingredients

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1 lb

ground beef
8 oz

cream cheese
4 oz

chopped jalapenos, drained
1 large

egg
1/3 c

bread crumbs
4 slice

bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 c

cheese, grated
2 Tbsp

onion, finely chopped
3 clove

garlic, minced
1 tsp

chipotle chile powder (regular will work, too)
1 tsp

oregano, dried
1/2 tsp

cumin, ground
3/4 tsp

salt
1/4 tsp

black pepper, ground
RANCH DRESSING INGREDIENTS FOR DIPPING SAUCE
1/2 c

mayonaise
1/2 c

sour cream
3/4 c

buttermilk, plus more if needed
1 clove

garlic, minced
1 tsp

white vinegar
2 Tbsp

fresh parsley, chopped (cilantro is good, too)
2 Tbsp

chives, chopped
1 tsp

dill weed, dried
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salt and black pepper

How to Make Jalapeno Meatballs

Step-by-Step

Make the dressing for dipping:
Stir together all ingredients listed for the dressing. Refrigerate while making meatballs so that flavors have time to combine.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Make the meatballs:
Add all the meatball ingredients to a large bowl and combine well.
Take meat mixture and roll into balls. I scoop the meat mixture into a 1/4 cup measuring cup (use a smaller or larger one depending on the size you want for your meatballs), then I shake the meat mixture out of the measuring cup and shape into a ball. It usually shakes out of the cup pretty much in a ball shape so it doesn't take much to make it into a ball. Place 1- 2 inches apart in pan. Bake 14 - 15 minutes.

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