Meatballs & a Sauce

Name: Meatballs and a Sauce
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: ground beef; bread crumbs; salt; worcestershire sauce; black pepper; onions; eggs; chili sauce; grape jelly

Submitted by Torchling

This scrumptious dish is the perfect companion for any type of pasta or rice.

YIELD

16 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

60 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

2 1/2-3

POUNDS GROUND BEEF

1 ½

CUP BREAD CRUMBS
fresh

TEASPOONS SALT

TEASPOONS WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

EACH ONIONS
finely chopped

LARGE EGGS
beaten

EACH CHILI SAUCE
12 oz jar *

EACH GRAPE JELLY
10 oz jar *

Directions

Mix all ingredients thoroughly in large bowl. Form into meatballs about 1¼ inches in diameter. Place on rack on lightly greased shallow pan so meatballs do NOT touch. Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven for 30 minutes.

Combine chili sauce and grape jelly. Remove ½ of the meatballs place in a 9×9 inch glass baking dish , cover with sauce.

Leave other half on the original pan. Put both pans back in the oven and bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven for an additional 30 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving to prevent crumbling.

These freeze well. Consider making double batch and freezing. Thaw in refrigerator a day before serving. Reheat when completely thawed.