Easy Cranberry Meatballs
When you have little time and crowd coming, these Holiday Appetizers are perfect!
Servings 30 meatballs
Calories 70kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork - or ground beef, chicken or turkey
- 1 cup onion - minced
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs - panko or unseasoned regular
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Sauce
- 1 14 ounce can jellied cranberry sauce
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice - optional
- 1 teaspoon orange zest - optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F. Line of large baking sheet with parchement paper or foil for easy clean up.
- In a large bowl combine all the meatball ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Using a scoop or teaspoon roll out about 30 bite size meatballs placing them on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until cooked through and internal temp reaches 165 °F.
- While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce. In a large skillet add all the sauce ingredients. Heat on medium high until it comes to a simmer. Use a whisk to get out all of the lumps. Reduce heat to low and keep warm.
- When the meatballs are done add them to the sauce on the skillet and keep warm to serve. If using a slow cooker, add them and turn on to warm setting.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg