One of my most popular recipes is Enchilada Chicken in the Crock Pot. I love enchilada sauce! It’s so spicy and yummy and filled with so much flavor. A whole can is only 90 calories so it is a healthy choice when cooking! But one day I was out of chicken breasts but I did have some lean ground beef and I realized why not make enchilada meatballs in the crock pot instead!
How to Video!
I loved that I got to be a guest on Nibbling with the Neighbors and share my recipe with them. Check out this video if you would like to watch how you make these Enchilada Meatballs in the crock pot!
We could eat Mexican five times a week it is one the favorites for the adults in our family. The boys do not like spicy things, so usually I will make them quesadillas. They are quick and easy. But TJ and I just love Mexican food and Mexican recipes.
These Enchilada Meatballs are a great low carb way of having all the flavors of enchiladas without the high carb tortillas!
When serving the meatballs make sure and spoon on some of the yummy enchilada sauce over them! And it only takes about a minute to let the cheese melt on the meatballs.
Enchilada Meatballs in the Crock Pot
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup panko or breadcrumbs
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 4 tablespoon taco seasoning or one packet
- 1 can enchilada sauce
- 1/2 cup low fat mexican cheese
Directions
- Mix ground beef, egg, panko, onion, and 2 tablespoon taco seasoning (or 1/2 packet) in bowl.
- Shape 12 meatballs from mixture
- Pour 1/2 the enchilada sauce in bottom of crock pot
- Place meatballs on top of sauce
- Pour remaining sauce on top of meatballs
- Cook on low 6-8 hours
- When serving meatballs spoon a couple tablespoons of enchilada sauce on meatballs and sprinkle with cheese and let melt
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 285
Fat: 13
Sugar: 2
Carbohydrate: 14
Fiber: 1
Protein: 28
My wife made changes in our lives as well. I am going to show her this recipe too. She knows I like Mexican food, and Meatballs. So far she has lost 100 lbs. and helped my kids and I eat much healthier. It’s just a better living all around. Thanks for sharing, and keep it up.
Yummy! These sound and look so good! I love this recipe…it is such a unique twist on a wonderful dish. Thanks for the recipe, I am adding i t to my book right now!
Loved this! We ended up baking it in the oven and it turned out fantastic. Not overly spicy, but flavorful.
Just curious if this is served as a main course or could be served as an appetizer?
I serve it as a main course. I have a very low calorie, low carb diet that I follow. I would serve it with Cauliflower Rice or salad.