Introduce some Mexican flavours to the family with this one dish Baked Meatballs and Rice
I was so excited with how delicious this easy recipe for baked Mexican meatballs and rice turned out. It is a simple throw everything in the dish and then bake meal. Served with fresh tomatoes, avocado and sour cream.
HOW TO MAKE MY BAKED MEXICAN MEATBALLS AND RICE:
In a large ovenproof proof dish, mix together stock, tomatoes and spices, add the corn and rice then stir again. Place the meatballs into the dish one by one, spacing them evenly then cover with a lid or tinfoil. Bake in the pre-heated oven for one hour or until the rice is cooked through.
Scatter over the grated mozzarella and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes on fan grill until the cheese is golden and bubbling. In this recipe I have used a small amount of cayenne pepper but you can leave it out if you want your dish to be mild and more kid friendly.
To make this meal quick to prepare I have used pre-made meatballs from the supermarket. Any kind of meat would work; beef, pork or even chicken. If you want to make your own at home you can use my recipe for pork meatballs.
I baked my meatballs in this beautiful Le Creuset dish that comes with a lid. If you don’t have a baking dish with a lid, simply cover tightly with foil until the rice is cooked through.
I like to scatter mozzarella over the top to get some lovely stretchy cheese, but any grated cheese would work well. Serve your baked Mexican meatballs in bowls topped with sour cream, avocado, tomato and spring onion. This is the perfect meal to feed a crowd.
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More easy dinner recipes to try:
CHICKEN, BACON AND PEA BAKED RISOTTO
LAMB AND HALOUMI WRAPS
PORK KATSU CURRY
SLOW COOKER MOROCCAN LAMB WITH APRICOTS
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Check out the easy recipe below:
Baked Mexican Meatballs and Rice
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 6 serves
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 can (400g) crushed tomatoes
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 can (400g) corn kernels, drained
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 20 meatballs (400g)
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
To serve
- 1 tub sour cream (125g)
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C fanbake.
- In a large ovenproof proof dish, mix together stock, tomatoes and spices.
- Add the corn and rice then stir again.
- Place the meatballs into the dish then cover with a lid or tinfoil.
- Bake for one hour or until the rice is cooked through.
- Scatter over grated mozzarella and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes on fangrill until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
- Serve in bowls with sour cream, avocado, tomato and spring onion.