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Sweet and Sassy Meatballs
Ingredients
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1
16 ounce can jellied cranberry sauce
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1
18 ounce bottle barbecue sauce
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2
1 pound package frozen cooked meatballs, thawed (32 per pound)
Directions
1. For sauce, in a large skillet stir together cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce. Cook over medium heat until cranberry sauce is melted, stirring occasionally.
2. Add meatballs to sauce. Cook, uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately or keep meatballs warm in a slow cooker on low setting to serve. Makes 16 servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Make Ahead Tip Prepare as directed in Step 1. Stir in frozen or thawed meatballs. Place in an airtight container. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours. To serve, heat meatballs and sauce in a large skillet over medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
- Variation Chipotle-Sauced Meatballs:Prepare as above, except substitute one 12-ounce bottle chili sauce for the barbecue sauce and stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons finely chopped canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce.
- Variation Hawaiian-Sauced Meatballs:Prepare sauce as above, except substitute one 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, undrained, for the cranberry sauce.
Nutrition Facts
(Sweet and Sassy Meatballs)
- Servings Per Recipe 16,
- Calories 60,
- Protein (gm) 2,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 5,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 5,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin C (mg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 177,
- Potassium (mg) 15,
- Calcium (DV %) 10,
- Iron (DV %) 0,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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