Tex-Mex meatballs in a chipotle-tomato sauce

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup zucchini shredded
• 1/2 yellow onion medium, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped plus more for garnishing
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin ground
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup cracker crumbs
• cotija cheese crumbled, for garnishing, optional
• bread or tortillas, for serving
• 14 ounces tomatoes diced
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo canned
• 1/4 yellow onion medium, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin ground
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice ground
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• salt

Nutrition

• Calories : 330 calories
• Carbohydrate : 21 grams
• Cholesterol : 105 milligrams
• Fat : 17 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 24 grams
• SaturatedFat : 6 grams
• Sodium : 890 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams
• TransFat : 1 grams