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Cocktail Meatballs
Prep
20 mins
Cook
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
10
Difficulty
Hard
These cocktail meatballs are one of my go to appetizers whenever I need to impress a crowd without spending hours in the kitchen. The beauty of this recipe is how simple it is to pull together, and once they're in the oven, you can basically forget about them for an hour and a half. I love using lean ground beef here because it keeps things lighter while still delivering tons of flavor, especially when combined with that tangy cranberry and chili sauce glaze. The best part? These are budget friendly, require minimal prep work, and always disappear first at any gathering.
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Ingredients
- 11 pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup bread crumbs½ cup bread crumbs
- 33 tablespoons minced onion
- 22 tablespoons water
- 11 large egg
- 11 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
- ¾ cup chili sauce¾ cup chili sauce
- 11 tablespoon brown sugar
- 11 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2
Mix together ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, water, and egg in a large bowl. Form into small meatballs and arrange on a nonstick baking sheet.
- 3
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once.
- 4
Stir together cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a large saucepan over low heat until smooth. Add meatballs; simmer for 1 hour before serving.
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