Cranberry Meatballs Recipe

Name: Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 lb ground beef; 2 oz dry onion soup mix; 1 cup breadcrumbs seasoned; 1 egg; 16 oz catsup; 16 oz water; 1 cup brown sugar; 16 oz whole cranberry sauce; 16 oz sauerkraut rinsed/drained

Jessica Published March 20, 2020

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Impress your guests with these surprising meatballs with a cranberry and sauerkraut sauce.

How To Make Cranberry Meatballs

For Meatballs:

2 lb ground beef
2 oz dry onion soup mix
1 cup breadcrumbs (seasoned)
1 egg

For Sauce:

16 oz catsup
16 oz water
1 cup brown sugar
16 oz whole cranberry sauce
16 oz sauerkraut (rinsed/drained)

Combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl and form into cocktail-sized balls. Place in a large shallow roasting pan.
For sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer 10 minutes. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Keep warm in a covered ovenproof serving dish until serving.
Serve with fancy toothpicks. These can be prepared a day or two ahead of your party and reheated/served in a crock pot.

How To Make Cranberry Meatballs

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Preparation: 20 mins

Cooking: 1 hr 10 mins

Total: 1 hr 30 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

2 lb ground beef
2 oz dry onion soup mix
1 cup breadcrumbs seasoned
1 egg

For Sauce:

16 oz catsup
16 oz water
1 cup brown sugar
16 oz whole cranberry sauce
16 oz sauerkraut rinsed/drained

Instructions

Combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl and form into cocktail-sized balls. Place in a large shallow roasting pan.
For sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer 10 minutes. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Keep warm in a covered ovenproof serving dish until serving.
Serve with fancy toothpicks. These can be prepared a day or two ahead of your party and reheated/served in a crock pot.