Easy Cranberry Meatballs
This is a versatile recipe to be used either as a main dish or as an appetizer. You simply adjust the size of the meatballs. I like to serve it during the holidays as an appetizer. It works well to curb appetites while your guests await the main meal.
-Frances Venator, Ottumwa, Iowa20 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Cook: 10 min.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup crushed saltines (about 15 crackers)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Shape into 1-in.
- meatballs. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking
- pan. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a thermometer reads
- 160°; drain.
- Meanwhile, combine the cranberry sauce, soup and mustard in a large
- saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add the meatballs. Simmer,
- uncovered, for 10 minutes. Yield: 5 dozen.
Editor's Note: To serve the meatballs as a main dish instead of an appetizer, make 1-1/4-inch balls and bake for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (3 each) equals 158 calories,