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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 30
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Bottled sweet-and-sour sauce is the easy glaze for homemade meatballs.
Updated Jan 4, 2024
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1/3 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1 jar (10 oz) sweet-and-sour sauce
Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix beef, onion, bread crumbs, milk, salt, pepper and egg. Shape mixture into thirty 1-inch meatballs. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, place meatballs.
  • 2
    Bake uncovered about 15 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink in center and thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
  • 3
    In 2-quart saucepan, mix meatballs and sweet-and-sour sauce. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce and meatballs are hot. Serve hot with toothpicks.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For Salsa Meatballs, use 1 1/2 cups thick & chunky salsa instead of the sweet-and-sour sauce.

Nutrition

45 Calories, 2g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 4g Total Carbohydrate, 2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Meatball
Calories
45
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2g
3%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
2g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 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
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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