Meatballs in Tomato Chili Sauce |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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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. Ingredients:
1/2 lb ground pork tenderloin |
1/2 lb ground beef, rib eye steaks |
2 egg whites |
1/4 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs |
1/2 cup finely chopped zucchini |
1/4 cup finely chopped onion |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno |
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves |
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves |
1/2 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.
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