Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs

Name: Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp adobo sauce from can; 794 grams barbecue sauce; 510 grams cherry preserves; 3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, undrained; 907 grams package frozen meatballs

Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 16g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 522 calories. A mixture of meatballs, barbecue sauce, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the cherry preserves you could follow this main course with the Basque Cake with Cherry Preserves as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Whisk together first 4 ingredients and 1 1/2 cups water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

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Add meatballs; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 40 to 45 minutes. (Sauce will thicken.) Keep warm in a slow cooker on WARM or LOW, if desired.

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Meatballs

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Note: For testing purposes only, we used Rosina Italian Style Meatballs.

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Meatballs

Chipotle-Barbecue Sausage Bites: Substitute 2 (16-oz.) packages cocktail-size smoked sausages for meatballs. Proceed with recipe as directed, decreasing water to 1/2 cup and simmering mixture 15 minutes. Makes 12 to 14 appetizer servings. Prep: 10 min., Cook: 20 min.

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Smoked Sausage

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Servings:

1Tbsp

adobo sauce from can 794grams

barbecue sauce 510grams

cherry preserves 3

canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, undrained 907grams

package frozen meatballs

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Chili works really well with Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. The Totus Tuus Cava with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.