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Cranberry-Glazed Appetizer Meatballs

Cranberries balance the spicy flavor of chili sauce in a fabulous holiday appetizer.

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 1 hr 10 min
Servings 30

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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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
2 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
3 Meanwhile, 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.
4 Add 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.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Prepare and bake the meatballs up to 24 hours before your party. Cover and refrigerate them. Just before serving, prepare the sauce and heat the meatballs in it.

Keep the meatballs warm by serving them in a chafing dish or fondue pot. Provide small forks or cocktail toothpicks for easy eating.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 80
Calories from Fat: 25),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3g; 3%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 30mg; 30%;
Sodium: 250mg; 250%;
Total Carbohydrate: 8g; 8%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 5g 5% ),
Protein: 5g; 5%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 2%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 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 Choices:

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/28/2012 10:00:58 PM REPORT ABUSE

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A million thanks for posting this informtiaon.

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Posted 1/20/2012 9:03:42 PM REPORT ABUSE Cathy23g said:

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These are excellent meatballs. First let me say, I take a shortcut and buy a bag of quality meatballs from "the club". I made these for a Christmas Eve party appetizer,and they were so great, I can't wait to make them for the next party or potluck. The sauce was so good you just want to slurp it up. I used the ENTIRE can of Jellied Cranberry Sauce. (It was a 14 ounce can). That is how the recipe is written on the cranberry company's website, and it turned out so great, I would never try it any differently. The person who had lumps in their sauce, perhaps did not have the 'jellied' sauce.

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