Cocktail Meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons grated onion
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce (such as ocean spray®)
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 2 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• mix ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, eggs, grated onion, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined. pinch off about 2 teaspoons of meat mixture per meatball and roll into small meatballs. arrange meatballs in a large, deep baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned, about 25 minutes. drain excess grease.
• combine jellied cranberry sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan and place over medium heat. stir the sauce until cranberry sauce has melted and brown sugar has dissolved.
• pour the sauce over meatballs and bake until sauce forms a glaze and meatballs are no longer pink inside, 25 to 30 more minutes.