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Tex-Mex Pork Meatballs

Tex-Mex Pork Meatballs

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Tex-Mex Pork Meatballs
Prep Time25 Minutes
Servings8
Cook Time15 Minutes
Calories415
Ingredients
2 cups bite-size corn tortilla chips
1 lb fresh ground pork
3 garlic cloves, crushed with press
1/4 small onion, finely chopped (about ¼ cup)
2 Tbs canola oil
1 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 Tbs concentrated tomato paste
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp oregano leaves
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
Directions

1. Place tortilla chips in large zip-tight plastic bag; seal bag, pressing out excess air. With rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet, crush tortilla chips into coarse crumbs. You should have about ¾ cup crumbs.

 

2. In large bowl, gently mix pork, garlic, onion, oil, cilantro, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and tortilla chips until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.

 

3. Preheat oven to 400°. Line rimmed baking pan with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray. Form pork mixture into 1½-inch meatballs; place 1 inch apart on prepared pan. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until browned and internal temperature reaches 160°. Makes about 16 meatballs.

 

Nutritional Information
  • 22 g Fat
  • 4 g Saturated fat
  • 24 mg Cholesterol
  • 484 mg Sodium
  • 41 g Carbohydrates
  • 3 g Fiber
  • 11 g Protein
25 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8
Servings
415
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 8 servings
2 cups bite-size corn tortilla chips
Takis Guacamole Tortilla Chips, 9.9 oz
Takis Guacamole Tortilla Chips, 9.9 oz
$4.59$0.46/oz
1 lb fresh ground pork
Not Available
3 garlic cloves, crushed with press
Fresh Garlic
Fresh Garlic
$0.87 avg/ea$3.49/lb
1/4 small onion, finely chopped (about ¼ cup)
Fresh Yellow Onion
Fresh Yellow Onion
$1.61 avg/ea$1.29/lb
2 Tbs canola oil
Bowl & Basket 100% Pure Canola Oil, 1 gal
Bowl & Basket 100% Pure Canola Oil, 1 gal
$9.99$0.08/fl oz
1 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Not Available
1 Tbs concentrated tomato paste
Cento Tomato Paste, 12 oz
Cento Tomato Paste, 12 oz
$2.09$0.17/oz
1 tsp chili powder
Badia Chili Powder, 2.50 oz
Badia Chili Powder, 2.50 oz
$2.19$0.88/oz
1 tsp ground cumin
Badia Ground Cumin, 16 oz
Badia Ground Cumin, 16 oz
$8.99$0.56/oz
1 tsp oregano leaves
Hunt's Basil, Garlic & Oregano Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 oz
Hunt's Basil, Garlic & Oregano Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 oz
$1.49$0.10/oz
3/4 tsp salt
Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce
Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce
$1.69$0.07/oz
1 tsp ground black pepper
Badia Ground Black Pepper, 6 oz
Badia Ground Black Pepper, 6 oz
$3.99$0.67/oz
Nonstick cooking spray
Bowl & Basket Grilling Cooking Spray, 5 oz
Bowl & Basket Grilling Cooking Spray, 5 oz
$2.79$0.56/oz

Nutritional Information

  • 22 g Fat
  • 4 g Saturated fat
  • 24 mg Cholesterol
  • 484 mg Sodium
  • 41 g Carbohydrates
  • 3 g Fiber
  • 11 g Protein

Directions

1. Place tortilla chips in large zip-tight plastic bag; seal bag, pressing out excess air. With rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet, crush tortilla chips into coarse crumbs. You should have about ¾ cup crumbs.

 

2. In large bowl, gently mix pork, garlic, onion, oil, cilantro, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and tortilla chips until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.

 

3. Preheat oven to 400°. Line rimmed baking pan with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray. Form pork mixture into 1½-inch meatballs; place 1 inch apart on prepared pan. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until browned and internal temperature reaches 160°. Makes about 16 meatballs.