Enchilada Meatballs
I have never been a big fan of traditional beef enchiladas, and I don’t really care for red enchilada sauce. Amazingly, I gave this recipe a try a few months back after cleaning out my recipe box, and the whole family fell in love with it! There is just enough of the red sauce in the meatballs and drizzled on the top to give it a south of the border flair, but not enough to turn me away.
Enchilada Meatballs
Lisa@Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 2 cups crumbled cornbread **
- 10 oz enchilada sauce, divided
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 10 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the cornbread, salt, half of the enchilada sauce, half the tomato sauce and half of the cheese. Crumble the beef into the mixture and blend well. Shape into 1″ balls and place in indicated foil pan. Top with remaining sauces and cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, onions and lettuce if desired.
** I use Jiffy Cornbread mix. Bake according to package directions, cool and crumble.
Freezing Directions:
Follow directions as above but instead of baking cover with foil and freeze. TO SERVE: Thaw. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Garnish with sour cream, onions and lettuce if desired.
Servings: 6
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Oh I can’t wait to try these! We love anything with enchilada sauce on it!
Oooh! I bet this would be wonderful with a green enchilada sauce and ground chicken, too! Yum! Thank you!
These sound fantastic! I love the chicken and verde sauce idea too,Misty!
These look really good but I have a question When does the tomato sauce go in?
The recipe has now been updated to reflect when to add the tomato sauce. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.
Very creative recipe. Looks and sounds great. I think I might try it this week. Thanks for sharing and I buzzed ya.
I tried it tonight — had all the ingredients on hand. I loved it. My kids (13 and 7) liked it too, and my husband thought it was okay. I also made a double batch and put the other in the freezer. Think I’ll take it to a new mom next week!
About how many boxes of corn bread mix makes 2 cups of crumbled cornbread?
One box should be just fine!
Planning to make these tonight. I want to make sure I understand.. the beef (or turkey in our case) is cooked prior to putting it in the meatballs?
Abbey -
No – the ground beef isn’t cooked beforehand. Enjoy!
Lisa
Do you think that you could substitute crushed tortilla/corn chips (not fritos–nacho-type chips) for the cornbread?
Yes, you can.
The enchilada sauce is not to spicy?
Don’t buy or make the sauce too spicy – use a mild.
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I just wanted to say “Thank You” for this recipe I made it times 5 for a ladies night at our church and all 168 meatballs were gone! They even wanted the recipe.
Ah, this sounds good. Good to hear people are having success with it–this is another reason for me to sneak cheese into the diet.