Quinoa Meatballs

These quinoa meatballs will surprise all your guests, they use quinoa instead of rice which makes them truly delicious.
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 1/2 kilos ground meat, beef
  • 2 eggs
  • few breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cups quinoa
  • 1/2 kilos tomato, or puree
  • 1/2 onions, large
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 pinch cumin
  • 1 pinch oregano
  • 2 leaves bay
  • 2 leaves spearmint
  • 3 potatoes, cut raw
  • 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, to taste
Preparation
40 mins
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  • In a bowl, combine the ground meat, add the two eggs, chopped onion, uncooked rice, cumin, a bit of breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper.
  • Knead everything and form the meatballs, carefully place them in the boiling water of the pressure cooker, with the bay leaves and mint, and cover it, let it cook for about 15 minutes.
  • Carefully uncover; check if they are cooked to your liking, and if so, cook the vegetables in the same water for about 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Once cooked, add the ground tomato along with two chipotle peppers, 1/4 onion, and garlic, return the meatballs to the pot and bring everything to a boil (with the pot uncovered), check the seasoning and serve hot.

Nutritional Information

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