Best Cocktail Meatballs
Enjoy these classic cocktail meatballs made with strawberry jelly, balsamic, and chili sauce, for the Best Cocktail Meatball recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 ½ cup bread crumbs, any flavor
- 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 tsp. salt
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp. white pepper
- 6 eggs
- 2 bottles, 12 ounces each, chili sauce
- 1 jar, 22 ounce, Smucker’s Strawberry Jelly
- Fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F. Stir together all ingredients except chili sauce and jelly. Shape meat mixture into 1-½″ meatballs. Place in ungreased 13x9x2 rectangular pan lined with foil or parchment paper (easier to clean up).
- Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
- Heat chili sauce and jelly in large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until heated through. Stir in meatballs until coated. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
- Serve in a slow cooker, or on an appetizer platter with toothpicks, or over rice or quinoa or spaghetti squash. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
Notes
Makes 5-6 dozen.
Recipe originally posted DEC 2014.
Recipe originally posted DEC 2014.