zesty vegetarian sweet and sour meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• cooking spray
• 1 cup ground pecans
• 5 eggs, or more if needed
• 2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced onion, or to taste
• italian seasoning, or to taste
• 1 cup crushed cornflakes cereal
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup distilled vinegar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup grated onion
• 1 (12 ounce) jar apricot jam
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a 9x13-inch rectangular baking dish with cooking spray.
• mix the ground pecans, eggs, colby-jack cheese, minced onion, italian seasoning, cornflake crumbs, and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined. add another egg if mixture isn't holding together. shape the mixture into balls, and place into the prepared baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until browned and set, about 45 minutes.
• mix together the vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup, grated onion, apricot jam, and oregano together in a bowl until smooth; pour the sauce over the baked pecan balls, and return to oven until the sauce is bubbling, 5 to 10 more minutes.