Cranberry Glazed Meatballs

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"A really great appetizer. You can easily freeze these and warm them up before serving or keep them warm in a crockpot while you serve other items."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 60 meatballs

ingredients

• For the Meatballs

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1⁄2 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

• For the Sauce

• 1 (12 ounce) bottle Heinz Chili Sauce
• 1 cup jellied cranberry sauce

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together beef, soup mix, bread crumbs, and eggs.
3. Form meat mixture into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 375F or until cooked through.
5. While meatballs are cooking, mix together chilli sauce and cranberry sauce in a saucepan.
6. Bring sauce to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
7. Add meatballs to sauce, stirring gently to coat.
8. Cook for 5 minutes more.

Reviews

[mydesigirl]

The meatballs turned out great but the sauce was really tangy. I can see where they would be good on an appetizer table. Thanks for posting! Made for 12 Days of Christmas recipe swap.