Meatballs in Tomato Chili Sauce

Johnney's Note:

Great Meat Recipe For Diabetics Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe):. Calories: 240, Fat: 6.5 g, Cholesterol: 60.9 mg,. Sodium: 435 mg, Protein: 29.3 g, Carbohydrate: 15.9 g. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 Meat, 3 Vegetable.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ lb ground pork tenderloin
• ½ lb ground beef , rib eye steaks
• 2 egg whites
• ¼ cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
• ½ cup finely chopped zucchini
• ¼ cup finely chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon pepper
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 -2 pasilla chile
• 1 (28 ounce) can reduced-sodium diced tomatoes , undrained
• salt and pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Mix ground pork and beef, egg whites, bread crumbs, zucchini,onion, garlic, jalapeno chili, oregano, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
2. Shape mixture into 16 meatballs.
3. Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot.
4. Cook pasilla chilies over medium heat until softened; discard stems, seeds, and veins.
5. Process chilies and tomatoes with liquid in blender until smooth.
6. Heat tomato mixture to boiling in large saucepan; add meatballs.
7. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until meatballs are cooked and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
8. Season to taste with salt and pepper.