For Day 5 of our 12 Days of recipes, we’re enjoying a more festive version of Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatballs.
These meatballs are a very popular menu item during the holidays and I put a slightly more elegant spin on the traditional recipe by using whole berry cranberry sauce in place of jelly.
Cranberry Meatballs
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread or cracker crumbs
1/2 cup water
Salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste
Sauce:
1 bottle chili sauce
1 can (1-1/2 cups) whole berry cranberry sauce
Mix sauce ingredients and heat before adding meat balls. Form meatball ingredients into balls and put in sauce. Cover and simmer at least 45 minutes if cooking on stove, and 2 hours if cooking in crock pot.
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About the Author
Kelly Donlea is a Barrington mom, chef, cookbook author the owner of Organizing Dinner, a company that brings sensible cooking solutions to busy people. She has published several cookbooks and one of her specialties is helping parents plan family meals with fewer trips to the grocery store. Kelly also offers cooking classes and demonstrations in your home or public facility. To learn more about Kelly, her recipes and her services, you’ll find her Facebook page by clicking HERE and her website at OrganizingDinner.com. Kelly is going to be sharing recipes, cooking tips and special features about chefs and popular menu items at area restaurants right here at 365Barrington.com.
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