Argentina Chimichurri Meatballs
Created by dienia b on July 13, 2023
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 2h
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #41154
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chimichurri sauce
- 8 ounces feta cheese, (1 cup)
- Meatballs
- 3/4 ground beef
- 3/4 ground pork
- 1 ounce bread, (1 slice)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons chimichurri sauce (drain, so you don't add too much of the oil)
- 2 green onions, minced
- 2 teaspoons garlic, smashed
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Garnish
- 8 ounces baguette, sliced
- 1 lemon, wedged
- 15 ounces whole black olives (1 can)
How to Make
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Step 1: Meatballs :
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Step 2: Soak the bread in the milk for 30 minutes and then squeeze.
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Step 3: To the meats :
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Step 4: Add the bread and then add the chimichurri, garlic, pepper, green onions, egg and mix until well combined.
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Step 5: Don't over mix the meat as it will make tough meatballs.
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Step 6: Form them into smaller than normal meatballs and then freeze them 20-30 minutes.
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Step 7: They will firm up.
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Step 8: Bake at 425 degrees on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 25 minutes until golden brown.
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Step 9: To serve:
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Step 10: In a large dish, add a little chimichurri to the bottom, then add the meatballs, then a little chimichurri over the top and sprinkle with the cheese.
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Step 11: In Argentina, whole black olives, lemons and baguette slices are the garnish.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (480.7 g)
- Calories 599.3
- Total Fat - 27.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.9 g
- Cholesterol - 301.5 mg
- Sodium - 1856.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 55.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.6 g
- Sugars - 16.4 g
- Protein - 39.3 g
- Calcium - 447.3 mg
- Iron - 4.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 53.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg