Merf asked:
I’m looking for a recipe for Mexican meatballs in a crockpot. We are doing a Mexican food buffet for a graduation open house. Something similar to the cocktail meatballs, except using an enchilada or taco seasoned flavored sauce in place of the barbeque and grape jelly sauce recipe. I will use 2 bags of the pre-made 5 lb frozen meatballs. Anybody have any good recipes or ideas?
I’m looking for a recipe for Mexican meatballs in a crockpot. We are doing a Mexican food buffet for a graduation open house. Something similar to the cocktail meatballs, except using an enchilada or taco seasoned flavored sauce in place of the barbeque and grape jelly sauce recipe. I will use 2 bags of the pre-made 5 lb frozen meatballs. Anybody have any good recipes or ideas?
Tags: Barbeque | Cocktail Meatballs | Enchilada | Food Buffet | Good Recipes | Graduation | Grape Jelly | Mexican Food | Open House | Sauce Recipe
February 26th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
mexican meatballs?
February 27th, 2009 at 7:22 am
add taco seasoning they will rock tha party!
February 28th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
By the time you throw in any really spicy Mexican sauce the meatballs will taste good enough that anyone will enjoy them without your having to make any special effort.
To add a distinctive touch for the party you can try getting a variety of those little bottles of very hot sauces (Red Hot, Green Hot, Insane Hot, Cheech’s Gnarly, One Drop Blazing, Chipotle Devil, etc.) so that anyone who wants to kick their portion up to searing can toss some into their plate.
March 1st, 2009 at 7:26 am
Mexican Meatballs
Meatballs with a flavorful sauce
Meatballs
* 1 pound lean ground beef
* 1/4 cup white cornmeal
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 clove garlic
* 1 small onion, minced
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Sauce
* 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
* 1 small onion, chopped
* 1 clove garlic
* 2 tablespoons chili powder
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
* 3 cups tomato juice
* salt to taste
Mix meatball ingredients together; shape into small balls about 1/2-inch in diameter. Sauce:
In a large saucepan, melt butter or margarine. Add chopped onion and cook slowly until lightly browned. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, tomato juice, and salt to taste.Bring to a boil; drop meatballs into boiling sauce; cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked.
Serves 4.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
You can grind canned tomatoes, garlic, onions, chipotle peppers and salt in a blender to make a sauce that you then cook in a skillet with some oil until it turns a dark red color. you can then place it in the crockpot and it will keep for a long time. Allow it to thicken and add the meatballs, they taste better if you brown them first in a skillet. You might try to do that with green salsa as well. Mind you, in this case the crockpot is only used to keep this hot.