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Sloppy Joe Meatballs
Ingredients
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1
egg, beaten
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1/4
cup fine dry bread crumbs
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1
medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
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1/4
teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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1
pound lean ground beef
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1/2
cup chopped green sweet pepper
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1
tablespoon cooking oil
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1
15 ounce can tomato sauce
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2
tablespoons brown sugar
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1
tablespoon prepared mustard
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1
teaspoon chili powder
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1/4
teaspoon black pepper
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1/4
teaspoon garlic salt
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Dash bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degree F. Combine egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of the onion, and the oregano in a large mixing bowl. Add the ground beef and mix well. Shape into 42 meatballs about 3/4-inch in diameter. Arrange in a single layer in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until no pink remains. Drain well.
2. Meanwhile, cook remaining 1/4 cup onion and the sweet pepper in hot oil in a large saucepan until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, black pepper, garlic salt, and if desired, hot pepper sauce. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes 21 servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Make Ahead Tip Carefully place drained meatballs in sauce. Place in shallow freezer containers. Cool slightly. Cover and freeze up to 1 month. To serve, thaw meatball mixture in refrigerator overnight. Place in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until heated through (about 10 minutes), stirring occasionally. Serve in a fondue pot, large warmed ceramic bowl, or crockery cooker. Or, to reheat in a crockery cooker, heat thawed meatballs and sauce, covered, on high heat for 2 to 2-1/2 hours
Nutrition Facts
(Sloppy Joe Meatballs)
- Servings Per Recipe 21,
- Calories 78,
- Protein (gm) 5,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 4,
- Fat, total (gm) 5,
- Cholesterol (mg) 26,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (RE) 62,
- Vitamin C (mg) 5,
- Sodium (mg) 187,
- Calcium (DV %) 10,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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When I made this I used 3#s of gr. chuck/ hamb tripled everything else except onions. I used I meduim onion for meat mix and I small one for sauce and chopped up 1 1/2 gr. peeper up. I used 2 8 ozs of tomatoe sauce. Instead of garlic salt I used garlic powder. Just sprinkled garlic powder, black pepper, chili powder, and added parsley. After meatballs were cooked I simmered it in the sauce for awhile until all meat balls were covered. My son loved it and so did i. It was yummy
1/15/2012 10:48:52 PM Report Abusewhen making this recipe, when do you add the meatballs to the sauce? it isn't stated in the recipe other than when reheating meatballs.
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