Festive Cocktail Meatballs

Recipe from Minute Rice.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 50-60 meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1  cup Minute Rice
• 1 (8 ounce) can  crushed pineapple in juice
• 1⁄2 cup  finely grated carrot
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped onion
• 1  egg, slightly beaten
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 8  ounces  prepared  French dressing
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce

Directions

1. Combine beef, rice, pineapple, carrot, onion egg, and ginger in a bowl.
2. Shape into 1-inch meatballs, place on baking sheets lined with non-stick foil, and bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
3. While meatballs are baking, stir together soy sauce and French dressing.
4. Serve dressing as a dip for meatballs, or pour over meatballs and simmer for about 15 minutes over low heat in a deep skillet, or simmer them gently in a crock pot until they have a chance to absorb some of the flavor.