Grilled Mexican-Spiced Meatballs With Fresh Salsa

1
Points® per serving

Total 30 min

Prep 20 min

Cook 10 min

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • Cooking Spray  4 spray(s)
  • Uncooked 93% Lean Ground Beef  1 pound(s)
  • Tortilla Chips  1 oz, finely crushed
  • Scallions  4 small, chopped
  • Cilantro  1 cup(s), chopped, divided
  • Chipotle Chili Powder  2 tsp
  • Ground Cumin  1 tsp
  • Table Salt  ¾ tsp, plus extra for seasoning
  • Grape Tomatoes  4 cup(s), halved
  • Yellow Bell Pepper  2 cup(s), coarsely chopped
  • Red Onion  1 cup(s), minced
  • Salsa  1 cup(s)
  • Plain Fat-Free Greek Yogurt  ½ cup(s)
  • Fresh Lime Juice  4 tsp

Instructions:

  1. Coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray and preheat to medium-high.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the beef, tortilla chips, scallions, ¼ cup cilantro, chili powder, cumin, and ¾ tsp salt.
  3. Form the beef mixture into 16 meatballs. Thread 4 meatballs onto 1 sturdy skewer (flat skewers work best to prevent spinning around). Or hold 2 skewers parallel and thread 4 meatballs onto both skewers (for easy flipping). Repeat with the remaining meatballs.
  4. Grill the meatballs, rotating occasionally, until evenly browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. When grilling the meatballs, make sure that they are cold. If you grill warmer or room temperature meatballs, they tend to fall apart.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, salsa, yogurt, lime juice, and remaining ¾ cup cilantro and season with salt (if using). The salsa can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  6. Serve meatballs with salsa. Serving size: 4 meatballs and 1¼ cups salsa

Grilled Mexican-Spiced Meatballs With Fresh Salsa

10 min

20 min

Easy-to-make low points meatballs are packed with scallions, cumin, cilantro, and chili powder with the added crunch and texture of crushed tortilla chips.

Appetizer or Entree

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