Stuffed Chipotle Meatballs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon rice, uncooked
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup canned tomato sauce
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine beef, egg, rice, salt and onion. mixture will be soft. form meat into 12 thin patties, each about 3 inches wide.
• 2 put a wedge of hard-boiled egg in center of each patty, then press meat around eggs, forming 12 balls. cover and refrigerate while you prepare sauce.
• 3 in a blender or food processor, combine chicken broth, tomato sauce, chipotle, and garlic; blend until smooth.
• 4 pour sauce through strainer into a medium saucepan and add meatballs and bay leaf. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. cover pot and cook meatballs in sauce, turning occasionally, until they are cooked through, about 25 minutes. pour over rice and sprinkle with cilantro.