Cocktail Meatballs

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

These cocktail meatballs are tasty, slow-cooked beef meatballs simmered in cranberry sauce, brown sugar, and chili sauce, perfect for holiday parties.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced onion
2 tablespoons water
1 large egg
1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3/4 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, water, and egg together in a large bowl. Form into small meatballs and arrange on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once.
3 Stir cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice together in a large saucepan over low heat until smooth. Add meatballs; simmer for 1 hour before serving.