4 Delicious New Meatball Recipes

By Tara Bench

Make this homey, comforting family favorite the star at your dinner table any night of the week with four unique new recipes and ideas for cooking and eating them.

Photo by Antonis Achilleos

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Chicken Chipotle Meatballs

Serve these with rice and salsa verde, in a tortilla with taco fixings, on nachos, rolled in enchiladas, dipped in spicy cheese sauce, or added to tortilla soup.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Work: 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Combine 2 pounds ground chicken, 1/4 cup tomato paste, 4 minced garlic cloves, 1 cup finely chopped onion, 2 beaten eggs, 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 2 finely chopped chipotle chilies in adobo plus 2 teaspoons adobo sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder, 3 teaspoons ground cumin, 2 teaspoons ground coriander, and 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro; mix well. Roll meatballs and freeze or cook.

Per 4 meatballs: 135 calories, 2.5g total fat, 0.5g sat fat, 414mg sodium, 7g carbs, 83mg chol, 21g protein, 1g fiber

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