# Chile Relleno Meatballs

A twist on classic New Mexican chile relleno, these meatballs are made with ground beef, green chili, and cheese, then fried and baked, and served with a green chili tomato sauce.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Ground beef
- Onions
- Garlic
- Green chili
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cubes of cheese
- 3 Eggs
- Salt
- 2 Pads of butter
- Oil
- 0.5 Diced onion
- 1 tbsp Minced garlic
- 1 cup Diced green chili
- 1 Can of tomato sauce
- 1 cup Chicken broth or beef broth
- 1 cup Milk
- 0.5 cup Heavy cream
- Shredded cheese

## Instructions

1. Combine ground beef, onions, garlic, green chili, salt, and pepper.
2. Place cubes of cheese in the center of the meat mixture.
3. Roll the mixture into meatballs.
4. Chill a bowl in the freezer for a few minutes.
5. Separate three eggs.
6. Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form and add a pinch of salt.
7. Add egg yolks one at a time to the whipped egg whites.
8. Quickly dip the meatballs in the whipped batter.
9. Fry the meatballs until golden brown.
10. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. Cover the fried meatballs with foil and bake them in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes to finish cooking.
12. For the sauce, add two pads of butter and a drizzle of oil to a pan.
13. Add a half a diced onion and one tablespoon of minced garlic to the pan.
14. Add one cup of diced green chili, one can of rinsed tomato sauce, one cup of chicken or beef broth, one cup of milk, and a half a cup of heavy cream.
15. Let all sauce ingredients simmer for 10 to 12 minutes.
16. To assemble, spoon some sauce into a dish.
17. Sprinkle some shredded cheese over the sauce.
18. Add the chile relleno meatballs.
19. Serve with red or green chili New Mexican style.

## Equipment

- bowl
- oven
- foil

## Tips

- Chill your bowl for a few minutes in the freezer before whipping egg whites.
- Rinse the can of tomato sauce.
- Simmer sauce ingredients for 10 to 12 minutes for better flavor.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-14

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