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Apricot Meatballs Recipe

This is one of my husband's favorites. It makes an easy meal for Sunday dinner. The tangy barbecue sauce gets a hint of sweetness from apricot preserves. - Lorenda Spain, Dumas, Texas.

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Apricot Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup barbecue sauce

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a skillet, brown meatballs in several batches; drain. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Combine preserves and barbecue sauce; pour over meatballs. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink. Yield: 38 meatballs.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (9 each) equals 353 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 128 mg cholesterol, 803 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 25 g protein.

Originally published as Apricot Meatballs in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook , p29