Easy Swedish Meatballs

CookKelly's Note:

Easy is the key word here! These delicious meatballs can be made ahead of time and frozen for later use.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 63 meatballs

• 1 ¼ lbs ground beef or 1 ¼ lbs chuck
• 1 medium onion , grated
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 ounces mushroom soup mix
• 1 small egg
• salt and pepper
• 1 ¼ cups ketchup
• 1 ¼ cups grape jelly

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the above ingredients (except for the ketchup and jelly) and form into balls (small walnut size).
3. Place in large shallow pan and put in preheated oven.
4. Cook for approximately 30 minutes or less.
5. These can be frozen to use later.
6. When ready to serve, make sauce with the ketchup and grape jelly and simmer until hot.
7. Sauce will thicken.