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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 meatballs 33g Recipe makes 60 meatballs) The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 cup challah bread crumbs
Calories 50
Calories from Fat 15		(30%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 1.7g	2%
	Saturated Fat 0.7g	3%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 16mg		5%
Sodium 106mg		4%
Potassium 82mg		2%
Total Carbohydrate 5.0g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.5g	2%
	Sugars 4.2g
Protein 3.4g		6%
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Mini-Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce

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By: Mirj
Nov 15, 2001

These cute little meatballs go very quickly at holiday gatherings.

60 meatballs (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 cup challah bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon fresh basil, minced
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

SAUCE

1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 1/2 cups chili sauce or catsup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon citric acid or 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1
In a large bowl, combine the ground meat, bread crumbs, parsley, eggs, garlic, onion powder, basil and pepper.
2
Mix well but do not overwork or meat will become tough when cooked.
3
Form into small balls the size of a walnut or smaller.
4
Place meatballs in a slow oven of 300 degrees F and bake for 25 minutes.
5
In the meantime, in a crock pot set at 325 degrees F, mix together the cranberry sauce (if you so desire, you can use jellied. I prefer the whole berry.) Add remaining sauce ingredients.
6
When meatballs are baked, transfer them to the crock pot and stir into the sauce.
7
Cook in crock pot for 1 hour.
8
Lower heat to keep warm for serving.

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From: J-Lynn

On Jul 8, 2009

Very good sauce. I used frozen meatballs and everyone loved this. (I put the frozen meatballs right into the crockpot with this sauce and they were ready in 4-5 hours on low.) I had to travel with the ingredients so I omitted the brown sugar and lemon juice. It worked fine, but I'd like to try them sometime to see how it adds to the flavor.

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From: Nick F

On Dec 29, 2008

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From: Evelyn

On Dec 28, 2001

We really enjoyed this recipe. the sauce has a sweeter taste different than a tomato based recipe, but that was what I was looking for. Excellent flavor and easy to make. I made the meatballs and cooked them the day before. Then, when they cooled, I put them in a baggie in the fridge until the next day. They were wonderful and the leftovers reheated well in the microwave. In fact, they just keep getting tastier!

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From: Gay Gilmore

On Dec 26, 2001

YUM. These were a big hit for our Christmas gathering (so festive!). Used fresh cranberry sauce, and less catsup than was called for (because I didn't have enough) but it worked out fine. Only thing was I didn't realize it called for a crockpot, so I just put it in the oven on low for 20 minutes (until we couldn't wait any longer). They would definately benefit from a slow sit in the sauce though. Thank goodness I got a crockpot for Christmas!!!!

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