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Paleo Slow-Cooked Mexican Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce Recipe
by Trina
Easy Crockpot or slower-cooker paleo recipe for pork meatballs infused with a savory chipotle sauce
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Course
Entree
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
4
people
Ingredients
MEATBALL INGREDIENTS
1 1/2
lbs
ground pork
1
onion
diced (half is for the meatballs and the other half is for the sauce)
3
cloves
minced or pressed garlic
half is for the meatballs and the other half is for the sauce
1/3
cup
almond flour
2
eggs whisked
2
tsp
paprika
2
tsp
cumin
1
tsp
salt
1
tsp
ground black pepper
1/4
cup
chopped cilantro
leaves only
CHIPOTLE SAUCE INGREDIENTS
28
oz
can of crushed tomatoes
we used San Marzano
14
oz
can of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
with liquid
The other half of the diced onions and garlic
see meatball ingredients above
1
fresh Anaheim pepper
or other mild pepper of your choice diced
1
can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
use 1 pepper chopped, plus 2 tsp of the adobo sauce
3
tsp
chili powder
2
tsp
cumin
1
tsp
oregano
1
tsp
of salt
1/2
tsp
ground pepper
Instructions
Sauté all the diced onion in a saucepan with 2-3 tsp of olive or coconut oil over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes
Add all the garlic and cook for one more minute
Remove from heat
Now divide the sautéed garlic and onions - put half in the Crockpot, and put the other in a medium mixing bowl
Add remaining chipotle sauce ingredients to Crockpot
Add the remaining meatball ingredients to a medium bowl, and mix gently with your hands
Preheat a frying pan with coconut or olive oil over medium heat
Form meatballs by hand – each about the size of a golf ball
Place meatballs in the heated frying pan to get a nice brown crust (they'll still be raw in the middle but will cook through in the crock pot)
Transfer browned meatballs directly to the Crockpot with the tomato sauce
Slow cook everything on low setting 5-6 hours
Serve over a bed of cauliflower lime rice if desired: (https://www.paleonewbie.com/paleo-cilantro-lime-cauliflower-rice-post/)
Keyword
meatballs, slow-cooker, Crockpot, chipotle, Mexican