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Albondigas Con Fideos

Plant Prosperous
If you’re looking for Mexican comfort food ideas, you might like to give this recipe a whirl. Albondigas con fideos means meatballs with noodles, but if you’re more used to the Italian version of spaghetti and meatballs, you won’t find many similarities with this dish.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 278 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 lb. Ground beef
  • 1 C. White rice
  • ¼ Onion
  • 1 Large egg
  • 2 Tbsp. Ground cumin
  • 2 Chile guajillo
  • Epazote
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2 Cloves of garlic
  • Fideos

Instructions
 

  • Gather a molcajete, and add 3 cloves of garlic, 2 Tbsp of cumin and a teaspoon of salt to it. 
  • Grind the mixture, and then work it into the ground beef with a cup of white rice. 
  • Deseed the chile guajillo and add them to a pot of hot water. Cover and boil for 5 minutes. 
  • Add in the tomatoes, and boil.
  • Place the chiles guajillo and their water, the tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, bay leaves and onion into a blender, and pulse.
  • Add the fideos to a pot with heated oil until golden brown.
  • Stir the chile garlic sauce into the pot with the fideos. 
  • Form the meat mixture into meatballs, and add to the pot after 5 minutes. 
  • Continue to cook over medium heat until completely cooked through. 
  • Add salt to taste before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 23gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
Keyword Albondigas Con Fideos, mexican
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