CHIPOTLE MEATBALLS

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This started off as hamburgers with fresh onion and cilantro but needed a way to make this family favorite into a finger food.

Provided by Angie

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds ground beef
½ cup bread crumbs
½ cup dried minced onion
2 tablespoons dried cilantro
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
11 ounces chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 egg

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix beef, bread crumbs, dried onion, cilantro, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
Finely chop chipotle peppers and add peppers, adobo sauce, and egg to meat mixture. Mix well. Roll into 1 1/2-inch meatballs.
Heat a skillet over high heat. Brown meatballs in the hot skillet, turning as needed, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Cholesterol 59.7 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 324.9 mg, Sugar 1.2 g