Fiesta Meatballs

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 14 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning or 2 tablespoons tex-mex seasoning
• salt, to taste
• 1 slice bread
• 1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 sweet pepper, seeded and cut into strips
• 3/4 cup salsa (mild or medium)
• 1/3 cup water
• grated cheddar cheese (optional and to taste)
• chopped fresh coriander (optional and to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, using a fork, whisk together milk, egg, tex-mex seasoning and salt. tear bread into tiny pieces, dropping them into milk mixture; stir well. let stand for 5 minutes until mushy. add meat and coriander. with fork, stir just until blended (do not over mix or meatballs will be tough).
• 2 form meat into about forty 1-inch (2.5-cm) meatballs. in a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. cook meatballs, in two batches if necessary, for 7 to 8 minutes, until mostly browned all over.
• 3 return all meatballs to skillet. stir in red pepper, salsa and water. reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, stirring once or twice, for 3 to 5 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
• 4 served topped with the cheese and coriander if desired.