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Cranberry Meatballs

Cranberry Meatballs

These cranberry meatballs are great and very simple to make for a sweet-and-savory appetizer for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 8 meatballs
Calories 623 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • large bowl
  • baking sheet
  • saucepan

Ingredients
  

Meatball Mixture

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Sauce

  • 1 can (16 ounces) jellied cranberry sauce
  • 1 bottle (18 ounces) BBQ sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup, eggs, soy sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder in a large bowl until well combined. Shape into small meatballs and arrange on a nonstick baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes, turning once.
  • Meanwhile, combine cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a large saucepan; heat and stir over low heat until smooth. Add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour. Serve warm.

Notes

For a thicker sauce, simmer the meatballs uncovered for the last 15 minutes. To keep warm for serving at a party, transfer the meatballs to a slow cooker and keep on the Low setting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1meatballCalories: 623kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 36gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 1188mgPotassium: 696mgFiber: 2gSugar: 49gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Appetizer, Christmas, Cranberry Meatballs, meatballs, sweet-and-savory, Thanksgiving
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