Cranberry Meatball Recipe
This Cranberry Meatball Recipe is easy and perfect for holiday parties with its sweet and spicy flavor.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- baking sheet
- baking rack
- large bowl
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 22 saltine crackers, crushed
- ⅓ cup dry minced onion
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Sauce
- 1 14 oz. can whole cranberry sauce
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup quality hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Franks Buffalo Hot WINGS Sauce or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Place a baking rack on top of a baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients and mix until well combined. Roll meat mixture into desired meatball size. Place meatballs onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, whisk all of the Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
- Line the bottom of your slow cooker with meatballs, then a layer of Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Sauce, then the remaining meatballs followed by the remaining sauce. Gently stir meatballs an hour after cooking.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 2-4 hours or until cooked through.
Notes
You can freeze the meatballs before or after cooking. Thaw the meatballs overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatballCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 10gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 200mgSugar: 2gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 6mg
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