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Mexican Meatballs

Time
45 min
Makes
4
Ingredients
28

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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 250g / 8oz beef mince ((ground beef))
  • 250g / 8oz pork mince ((ground pork), or more beef (Note 1))
  • 1/2 red onion (, grated using a standard box grater)
  • 50g / 1.75 oz plain corn chips (, sub breadcrumbs + 1/4 tsp salt (Note 2))
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp coriander/cilantro (, finely chopped (sub chives or parsley))
  • 3 tbsp parsley (, finely chopped (optional))
  • 2 tsp fresh jalapeño (, seeds removed and finely minced (reduce/omit for not spicy))
  • Oil spray ((preferably olive oil))
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder (, sub more smoked paprika, reduce for less spicy (Note 3))
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder ((sub 1/2 fresh garlic clove, finely grated))
  • 1/2 tsp paprika (, hot for spicy or sweet for not (or sub more Chipotle powder))
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic (, finely minced)
  • 1 chipotle from a can of Chipotle in Adobo (, finely chopped - add another for extra flavour! (Note 4))
  • 1 tsp Adobo Sauce from a can of Chipotle in Adobo ((Note 4))
  • 800g / 24 oz crushed tomato
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp coriander/cilantro (, roughly chopped)
  • Coriander/cilantro leaves (, whole)
  • Shredded cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Guacamole ((or just diced, sliced or mashed plain avocado))
  • Rice, for serving ((Note )
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
401 kcal
Fat
25 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugar
9 g
Sodium
808 mg
Protein
24 g
Trans fat
1 g
Cholesterol
101 mg
Carbohydrate
22 g
Saturated fat
7 g

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