Keto Mexican Meatball Soup

 

Albondigas Soup is a hearty Mexican meatball soup with a simple soup base made of diced tomatoes, chipotle salsa, and broth.


To get as much flavor into this Albondigas soup as possible, I used really delicious ingredients.  I added chorizo, cumin, and cilantro into the meatballs, as well as smokey chipotle salsa and beef broth for the soup base.


Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes 

Servings: 6 

Calories: 319kcal 


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Credit: Low Carb Recipes with Jennifer


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil 
  • 1 Yellow onion, diced
  • 4 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 28 oz can Diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup Chipotle Salsa
  • 32 ounces Beef broth
  • 1 pound Ground beef
  • 1/2 pound Chorizo
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 cup Half and half
  • 6 Tablespoons almond flour 
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/3 cup Chopped cilantro, plus more for serving


INSTRUCTIONS

  • Heat oil or ghee in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat.  Add the diced onion and sauté until soft.  Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.  Now add the diced tomatoes, salsa, beef broth, and bay leaves.  Reduce heat and let simmer
  • Meanwhile, combine the beef, chorizo, almond flour, egg, half and half, cumin, salt, and chopped cilantro in a large bowl.  Mix until just combined.  Shape into 2 tablespoon sized balls and set aside.
  • Add meatballs to soup, cover and let simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and ladle soup into bowls.  Serve with extra cilantro and cauliflower rice.





NUTRITION 

Nutrition for 1/6th of the recipe (not including cauliflower rice): 319 calories / 22g fat / 7g sat fat / 10g carbs / 3g fiber / 22g protein

 

TIPS

  • If you have an aversion to cilantro, you can leave it out or replace it with fresh parsley.
  • Over mixing the meatball mixture will result in tough and dense meatballs
  • I used 2 spoons to divide the meat mixture.  I scooped with one spoon, then used another spoon to push the mix off onto a sheet pan.  After it was all divided out, I rolled them into balls.
  • Avoid stirring the soup after adding the meatballs so they do not break apart.

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