Stuffed Green Chili Meatballs in Tomatillo Sauce

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STUFFED GREEN CHILI MEATBALLS IN TOMATILLO SAUCE
Recipe Type: Dinner
Author: Desiree
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Serves: 4 servings
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Ingredients
  • INGREDIENTS
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 4 green chilies (or 7 oz can)
  • ½ cup ground oats (or breadcrumbs)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp Mexican oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 (16 oz) package Pepper Jack cheese Sticks (See Note 1)
  • 2½ cups Tomatillo Sauce or Salsa
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. In a mixing bowl add the ground turkey, green chilies, ground oats (or bread crumbs), egg, Mexican oregano, garlic powder, salt and cumin. Mix thoroughly with your hands.
  3. Next, cut 4 cheese sticks into 16 cubes, about ½ inch in size. Press each cheese cube into the scoop with turkey mixture and then mold the meat mixture around to completely cover the chili/cheese cube.
  4. Place the meatballs in a greased 9×9″ baking pan. Pour the tomatillo sauce over the meatballs and then cover with aluminum foil to seal. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes with the last 5 minutes uncovered.
  5. NOTES
  6. cut 4 cheese sticks into 16 cubes, about ½ inch in size. Press each cheese cube into the scoop with turkey mixture and then mold the meat mixture around to completely cover the chili/cheese cube. The cheese I get is a 16 oz bag, like string cheese sticks. I like to use Pepper Jack Cheese ones. If you can’t find them, use a block of cheese and cut into ½” cubes. Save remaining cheese sticks for other use.