Cranberries balance the spicy flavor of chili sauce in a fabulous holiday appetizer.
Cranberry-Glazed Appetizer Meatballs
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 30
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion (about 1 medium)
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
Sauce
- 1 bottle (12 oz) chili sauce (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 can (16-oz size) jellied cranberry sauce (1 cup)
Garnish, if desired
- 60 fresh cranberries, if desired
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Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
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Step2Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step4Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks; stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.
Nutrition
80
Calories
3g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 105mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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