Chicken Enchilada Meatballs

Chicken Enchilada Meatballs use crushed tortilla chips inside instead of breadcrumbs! These tasty meatballs work both for a meal and appetizers! 

A Fun Meatball Recipe For Parties!

Any meal that has to do with tacos or quesadillas or enchiladas or anything Tex-Mex is always a hit with the family or at parties.

Tacos always seem like an easy weeknight dinner but once you get done putting out ALL the toppings it get’s to be a little crazy. One kid likes certain toppings and another kid likes different toppings. As you can guess, my toppings are pretty basic…lettuce and cheese.

These meatballs were my way of making Tex-Mex night a little easier. A chicken meatball that has all the flavors of your favorite enchilada recipe. There’s even crushed tortilla chips instead of breadcrumbs to kick up the Mexican flavor.

Using a canned enchilada sauce makes these meatballs even easier to make. You can use a homemade enchilada sauce if you feel like going all out or if you don’t have enchilada sauce on hand, it’s pretty easy to throw together.

How Do You Make Chicken Enchilada Meatballs?

Start out by cooking some onion, red bell peppers and garlic in olive oil. Let it cool and add it to a large bowl.

All there is to do next is add the ground chicken and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix together. Form into meatballs and brown in a skillet.

Pour the enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9″ x 13″ baking pan and then place the meatballs on top. Cover with mozzarella cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serve these Chicken Enchilada Meatballs for dinner over rice or for appetizers at your next party!

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Chicken Enchilada Meatballs

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• Author: Dan
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 6 Servings 1x

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These tasty Tex-Mex meatballs use tortilla chips instead of breadcrumbs for a kicked up enchilada flavored meatball!

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Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 1/2 c. diced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 c. finely diced red pepper
• 1 1/2 lb. ground chicken
• 1 package (1.25 oz) taco seasoning
• 1 can (4.5 oz) green chilies
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 c. crushed tortilla chips
• 1 t. salt
• 1/4 t. pepper
• 16 oz. enchilada sauce
• 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cook the onion, garlic and red pepper in the olive oil for 5 minutes until softened.
3. Remove to a large bowl to cool.
4. Once cooled add in the ground chicken, taco seasoning, green chilies, egg, tortilla chips, salt and pepper.
5. Mix well to combine and from into golf ball sized meatballs.
6. Heat up the same skillet with the additional tablespoon of olive oil.
7. Add the meatballs and brown on all sides, then take off the heat.
8. Pour the enchilada sauce into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish and place the browned meatballs on top.
9. Place in the oven for 15 minutes, then remove and add the mozzarella cheese.
10. Put back in the oven for another 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.

• Category: Appetizers
• Method: Oven / Stove Top
• Cuisine: American