Grilled Mexican-Spiced Meatballs with Fresh Salsa Recipe

4      Reviews by:    Kimberly Jones   Grilled Mexican-Spiced Meatballs with Fresh Salsa Recipe uses ground beef, tortilla chips, scallions, chipotle chili powder, cumin, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, salsa, Greek yogurt and lime juice in making this delicious meatball recipe. Food Category:    Beef, Veal, and Lamb Cuisine Origin:    Southwestern    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:374 calories15.0 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   20 Minutes Cook Time:   10 Minutes Total Time:   30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• Cooking spray
• 1 lb. 93% lean ground beef
• 1oz tortilla chips, finely crushed
• 4 small scallions, chopped
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped, divided
• 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 3/4 tsp table salt, plus extra for seasoning
• 4 cups grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups yellow bell pepper, chopped coarsely
• 1 cup red onion, minced
• 1 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 4 tsp fresh lime juice

DIRECTIONS

• Coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray and preheat to medium-high.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the beef, tortilla chips, scallions, 1/4 cup cilantro, chili powder, cumin, and 3/4 tsp salt. Form the beef mixture into 16 meatballs. Thread 4 meatballs onto 1 sturdy skewer (flat skewers work best to prevent spinning around). Or hold 2 skewers parallel and thread 4 meatballs onto both skewers (for easy flipping). Repeat with the remaining meatballs.
• Grill the meatballs, rotating occasionally, until evenly browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, salsa, yogurt, lime juice, and remaining 3/4 cup cilantro and season with salt (if using). Serve meatballs with salsa. Serving size: 4 meatballs and 1 1/4 cups salsa.

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