The delicious sweet-and-spicy sauce for these classic meatballs couldn’t be easier!
Hot and Saucy Cocktail Meatballs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup Progresso™ dry bread crumbs (any flavor)
- 2/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 bottles (12 ounces each) chili sauce
- 2 jars (10 ounces each) grape jelly

Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Stir together all ingredients except chili sauce and jelly. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Place in ungreased retangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, or on rack in broiler pan.
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Step2Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center and juice is clear.
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Step3Heat chili sauce and jelly in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring contantly, until jelly is melted. Stir in meatballs until coated. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes. Serve hot with toothpicks.
Nutrition
65
Calories
2 g
Total Fat
3 g
Protein
9 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Meatball
- Calories
- 65
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 15 mg
- Sodium
- 200 mg
- Potassium
- 90 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 3 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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