Crazy Meatballs

Submitted by SilentCricket

"Trying to get your family to eat sauerkraut? Maybe you should try this "crazy" dish!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan of meatballs
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 package dry onion soup mix

• Sauce

• 1 bottle chili sauce
• 1 cup cranberry sauce
• 1 can sauerkraut, drained (average size can)
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water

directions

1. In large bowl, mix ground beef, bread crumbs, and onion soup mix.
2. Form into meatballs.
3. Place in 9x13" pan.
4. In saucepan, combine chili sauce, cranberry sauce, sauerkraut, brown sugar and water.
5. Simmer over low heat till mixed.
6. Pour over meatballs.
7. Bake at 325 for 2 hours.

Reviews

[Mysterygirl]

This is really great. Don't worry if you're not a big sauerkraut fan because the sauce cuts the pucker power of the kraut. The sweet & spicy sauce is great with the kraut and the meatballs.

 

[claysherri]

Fantastic dish goes great over egg noodles

 

[Labouche]

I always get asked for this recipe--usually from someone who hates sauerkraut--cracks me up--I have also had success freezing the sauce and thrown in a crockpot with premade meatballs from Sam's Club for a quick & easy throw together for company--Thank You Cricket

 

[Vicki in AZ]

Good, simple family meal. I took Bergy's suggestion and added a tablespoon of Dijon and reduced the water to 3/4 cup. My son thought the kraut was cabbage, which was good because he doesn't like sauerkraut.

 

[Bergy]

I cut the recipe back to two servings - worked well. The oven time was also cut back to 1 1/2 hours. I loved the mixture of flavors but would add a tbsp or so of Dijon mustard and cut back on the water. This is the perfect recipe for Sauerkraut haters - it has a nice tang and really doesn't taste of Kraut at all. I will make this again.