Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Chipotle Soup with Turkey Meatballs and White Corn

Chipotle Soup with Turkey Meatballs and White Corn
Chipotle Soup with Turkey Meatballs and White Corn
Small turkey meatballs (albonidigas) simmering with white corn in a chipotle-rich sauce makes a warming lunch or a tasty first course for an evening meal. Serve with a squeeze of lime for acidity and a handful of crunchy tortilla chips and you have a simple delicious meal.

For the soup:
1 16 oz jar Larry's Chipotle Sauce
2 cups chicken or turkey stock
1 cup fresh or frozen white corn kernels
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
1 lime cut into small wedges
Tortilla chips

For the turkey meatballs:
1/2 lbs ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper or to taste
  1. Pour the jar of Larry's Chipotle Sauce and the chicken stock into a medium pot. Cover and cook over medium heat for five minutes.
  2. Add the corn kernels to the soup, cover and cook for five minutes.
  3. Make the meatballs by mixing together the turkey, bread crumbs, egg, chili powder, salt and pepper. Form one inch round meatballs and drop them into the soup.
  4. Cook over medium heat for ten minutes. Stir in the fresh cilantro and cook for one minute. Serves 4.
Larry has more recipes at his website www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com