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lean ground beef onion carrot chili powder ground cumin salt barbecue sauce hot dog buns shredded cheese
Viewed: 52 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 12 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 pinch each salt and pepper
- 1 (540 ml) can stewed tomatoes or 1 (540 ml) canchunky tomatoes
- 13 cup smokey barbecue sauce (such as chipotle)
- 4 hot dog buns (whole-grain or whole-wheat, about 6-inches long) or 1 small submarine bun (whole-grain or whole-wheat, about 6-inches long)
- 12 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)
Method
- In a bowl, combine beef, onion, carrot, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
- Divide evenly into 12 portions; roll into meatballs.
- Flatten balls slightly.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook meatballs until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
- In a bowl, combine tomatoes and barbecue sauce, crushing tomatoes slightly with a fork for smoother sauce; add to meatballs.
- Bring to a boil, stirring gently; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often and turning meatballs until thermometer inserted into several meatballs register 160F, 6-8 minutes.
- Remove meatballs to plate.
- Bring sauce to a boil to reduce and thicken, about 2 minutes.
- Split and toast buns.
- Place meatballs on each bun.
- Spoon sauce over top and sprinkle with cheese.
- makes 4 servings.
