Meatballs And Sauce Over Rice #rsc

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 8 ounces cooked bacon (cut into 1/8-inch dice)
• 4 ounces sweet italian sausage (casing removed)
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup italian parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 red bell pepper (stems and seeds removed and cut into 1/8-inch wide strips)
• 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
• 2 cups canned tomato sauce
• hot cooked rice
• 4 sheets reynolds wrap foil (15-18 inches long)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. season to taste with salt and pepper. mix gently with your hands to incorporate all ingredients. form into twelve 2" balls.
• 3 place 3 meatballs on each sheet of foil. pour 1/2 cup tomato sauce over meatballs on each sheet. spread some red pepper strips over the sauce on each sheet.
• 4 fold up the sides of the foil and wrap the top and ends to form an enclosed packet. repeat with remaining 3 sheets of foil.
• 5 place packets on a baking sheet and place in the oven. bake for 35 to 40 minutes. serve over hot cooked rice sprinkled with monterey jack cheese.