Chile Colorado Meatballs Recipes

CHILE COLORADO

Steps:

• Place chiles and 3 cups water into a medium stockpot, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and steep for 30 minutes to soften. Strain into a bowl, reserving the cooking liquid. Place the chiles and some of the liquid into a blender, and puree until smooth. Add more liquid as necessary to form a smooth sauce. Pass sauce through a fine mesh strainer to remove any seeds and the tough skins; set aside.
• Cut the roast into 1 to 2 inch chunks. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge the beef chunks in the seasoned flour; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add beef chunks a few at a time, so as not to overcrowd the pot, and cook until evenly brown. Remove cooked meat, and continue browning remaining meat. Return reserved cooked meat to the pot. Stir in pureed chile mixture. Add beef stock to just cover beef chunks, or to personal preference. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to lowest setting, and simmer for 3 hours, or until meat is tender. If necessary, adjust with more stock during cooking.

CHILE COLORADO BURRITOS

Steps:

• Put beef, bouillon, and enchilada sauce into a crock pot and cook on low for 7-8 hours*, or until meat is very tender.
• When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), taste and add more salt, if desired.
• Heat refried beans in a saucepan.
• Place on tortilla about 1/2 cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, and a spoonful or two of beans.
• Roll into a burrito.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the crock pot over the burritos to cover.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese.
• Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY MEATBALL CHILI

Steps:

• Cut the meatballs into quarters.
• Place the cut meatballs in a large pot. Add all the rest of the ingredients (EXCEPT CHEESE). Stir well.
• Bring to a gentle simmer.
• Cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes.
• For the Crockpot: Place the quartered meatballs in the crockpot along with everything else (EXCEPT CHEESE).
• Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours or on high for about 4 hours. (All crockpots seem to cook a little faster or slower than others.).
• Serve hot with some cheese on top, if desired.

CHILI AND JELLY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare meatballs according to package instructions. , In a large skillet, combine chili sauce and jelly; cook and stir over medium heat until jelly has melted. Add meatballs to pan; heat through.

CHILE COLORADO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the boiling water and bouillon granules until dissolved.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Pour all into either a crockpot and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours (or low for 5 hours), or a large casserole and bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
• Enjoy! Serve as part of a Mexican-style combination dinner of enchiladas or tamales, rice, and refried beans- the sauce goes really well with other dishes on the plate.
• *Note:I prefer using 1 tsp of Maggi Chicken with Chipotle bouillon cube and 1 tsp of Chicken and Tomato bouillon cube instead of 2 tsp beef bouillon; please note that most Maggi bouillon cubes contain 2 tsps, so you'll be using half a cube.
• Another note: also, you can add another tsp of bouillon and cup of water to make more sauce if you want to add another pound of meatballs for more servings.