Meatballs In Tomato Chili Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb ground lamb 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

Recipe

• 1 mix ground lamb 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.