Stuffed Chipotle Meatballs
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon white rice, uncooked
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 cup onion, finely diced
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
directions
- In a medium bowl, combine beef, egg, rice, salt and onion. Mixture will be soft. Form meat into 12 thin patties, each about 3 inches wide.
- Put a wedge of hard-boiled egg in center of each patty, then press meat around eggs, forming 12 balls. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare sauce.
- In a blender or food processor, combine chicken broth, tomato sauce, chipotle, and garlic; blend until smooth.
- Pour sauce through strainer into a medium saucepan and add meatballs and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover pot and cook meatballs in sauce, turning occasionally, until they are cooked through, about 25 minutes. Pour over rice and sprinkle with cilantro.
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