Mike's Spicy Mexican Meatball & Rice Soup. Great recipe for Mike's Spicy Mexican Meatball & Rice Soup. Well, as they say. "When it rains it pours." When one student gets sick, all of them inevitably will. With that, they all decided on some good old fashioned Mexican comfort food.

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in the remaining garlic and cumin, and cook for a few minutes to release the aromas. You can cook Mike's Spicy Mexican Meatball & Rice Soup using 41 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mike's Spicy Mexican Meatball & Rice Soup

1. Prepare of ● For The Beef Broth.
2. Prepare 3 (14 oz) of Cans Beef Broth [with sodium - reserve one for finish].
3. You need 1/2 Cup of Mexican Beer [Dos Equis].
4. You need 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Cumin.
5. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Mexican Oregano.
6. It's 1/2 tbsp of Coarse Ground Black Pepper.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of Ground Bay Leaves.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of Red Pepper Flakes.
9. You need 3 tbsp of Granulated Sugar.
10. It's 2 tsp of McCormick Taco Seasoning.
11. Prepare of ● For The Vegetables And Fruits.
12. Prepare 1 Cup of Sliced Mushrooms.
13. Prepare 1 of Medium Diced White Onion.
14. It's 1/2 of Medium Diced Red Onion.
15. It's 1 Cup of Fresh Cilantro Leaves.
16. It's 1 of LG Diced Beefeater Tomato.
17. Prepare 1 of Diced Green Bell Pepper [seeds removed].
18. It's 2 of Diced Habenero Peppers [seeds removed - optional].
19. You need of Juice Of 1/4 Lime.
20. Prepare 2 (4 oz) of Can Hatch Green Chilies [reserve one for finish].
21. Prepare 6 Cloves of Fresh Garlic [smashed & minced].
22. It's 1 (28 oz) of Can Diced Tomatoes.
23. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Of Your Favorite Red Salsa [not hot sauce].
24. You need 1/2 Cup of Of Your Favorite Green Salsa [not hot sauce].
25. It's 1 (8.8 oz) of Instant Long Grain White Rice [microwaveable].
26. Prepare of ● For The Meatballs.
27. You need 20 of + Prefabed Frozen Meatballs.
28. You need of ● For The Soup Finish.
29. Prepare 1 tsp of Granulated Garlic Powder.
30. Prepare 1 tsp of Granulated Onion Powder.
31. You need 1 (4 oz) of [reserved] Can Hatch Green Chilies.
32. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
33. It's as needed of Fresh Cilantro.
34. It's as needed of Fresh Chives.
35. Prepare of ● For The Sides & Garnishments.
36. Prepare as needed of Warm Flour Tortillas.
37. It's as needed of Fresh Chopoed Chives.
38. It's as needed of Fresh Cilantro Leaves.
39. It's as needed of Fresh Lime Wedges.
40. Prepare as needed of Tortilla Chips.
41. You need as needed of Sour Cream.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs, but do not crowd them. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned on the outside. Remove from the skillet, and place into the pot of simmering sauce.

Mike's Spicy Mexican Meatball & Rice Soup step by step

1. Chop all vegetables and fruits. Add to a large pot..
2. Add everything in the Broth section to fruits and vegetables. Mix..
3. Simmer for 30 minutes covered stirring occasionally..
4. Add meatballs to pot. Frozen or thawed..
5. These are some of the best prefabed meatballs I've tasted to date. They're also a great time saver..
6. Heat your microwaveable rice for 60 seconds and add to pot..
7. Simmer meatballs 30 minutes longer if frozen - 15 minutes if dethawed..
8. Since seasonings can dissipate with longer simmer times, add your ingredients in your ● Soup Finish section and stir well while soup is still piping hot in the last 2 minutes. Add additional beef broth if needed. But, know that you'll want this soup a bit thick or, viscous, to eat with flour tortillas or chips..
9. Serve with fresh warm tortillas, chips, cilantro, sour cream, shreadded Mexican 3 Cheese, chopped chives and ice cold Mexican beer. Enjoy!.

The idea is to flavor the meatballs with fresh mint and then let them simmer in a sweet tomato sauce. This tomato-mint combo doesn't make many appearances in Mexican cuisine, but it's surprisingly refreshing so don't let its rarity scare you off. My recipe for Mexican meatballs, or albondigas Mexicanas, are made with a combination of beef and pork. The meat is then mixed with a variety of seasonings and white rice and then cooked in a tomato-chipotle salsa. The meatballs are cooked in the salsa along with potatoes, carrots, and/or squash.