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Sweet and Sour Meatballs
A classic meatball recipe, still delicious after all these years!
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
minutes
Total Time
55
minutes
minutes
Servings
15
meatballs
Calories
78
kcal
Author
RecipeGirl.com
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
American
Keyword
meatballs, sweet and sour
Ingredients
SAUCE:
One
8-ounce can
tomato sauce
One
8-ounce can
jellied cranberry sauce
1
tablespoon
granulated white sugar
MEATBALLS:
1
pound
lean ground beef
1
small
onion,
grated
1
large
egg
1
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, dissolve the 2 sauces over low heat. Add the sugar and mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
In medium bowl, mix the beef, onion, egg and salt.
Roll the beef mixture into small, round 1-inch balls. Drop the balls into the slowly simmering sauce. Continue to simmer for about ½ hour.
Transfer the meatballs and sauce to a small chafing dish or crockpot for serving. Provide toothpicks or a spoon for serving.
Notes
If you are preparing this appetizer as a gluten free recipe, be sure to purchase a brand of cranberry sauce that is GF (Oceanspray is recommended).
Note that this recipe only makes about 15 meatballs, so if you're planning on serving them at a party... you may wish to double the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
meatball
|
Calories:
78
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
8
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
2
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
31
mg
|
Sodium:
264
mg
|
Potassium:
170
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
7
g
|
Vitamin A:
90
IU
|
Vitamin C:
2
mg
|
Calcium:
8
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg