Holiday Appetizer Meatballs Recipe

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Reports Yellow Springs, Ohio field editor Pat Waymire, "These tasty meatballs are a perennial favorite at our Christmas parties."

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Holiday Appetizer Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

15 50 65

Ingredients

1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pound ground beef
SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs; drain. Place in a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Combine the sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 84 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 245 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Appetizer Meatballs in Taste of Home December/January 1996, p45