Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1/3 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 egg, 2 garlic cloves, minced onion, salt, and oregano
• 6 Roma tomatoes, blended with 1/4 onion and 2 cups broth
• 2 carrots and 1 zucchini, sliced

Steps

1. Mix the meats, rice, egg, garlic, onion, salt, and oregano, then shape into golf-ball-sized meatballs.
2. Bring the blended tomato broth to a simmer in a large pot.
3. Gently add the meatballs, cover, and simmer for 35 minutes.
4. Add the carrots and zucchini and simmer 15–20 minutes more, until the vegetables and rice are tender.
5. Taste for salt and serve hot with warm tortillas or rice.

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