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Cocktail Meatballs II
SUBMITTED BY:
Jordanna
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GodivaGirl
"Everybody loves meatballs at parties, and this recipe won't let you down! Seasoned beef meatballs are simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce. You can also use ground venison instead of the ground beef."
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PREP TIME
30 Min
COOK TIME
30 Min
READY IN
1 Hr
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1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
1/3 cup minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup shortening
1 (12 ounce) bottle chile sauce
1 1/4 cups grape jelly
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DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, dry bread crumbs and milk. Blend in ground pepper, parsley, onion, salt, egg and Worcestershire sauce. Mix thoroughly.
Shape the beef mixture into 1 inch meatballs. In a large skillet, melt the shortening over medium heat and brown the meatballs.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, mix the chile sauce and grape jelly over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until jelly is melted.
Pour the sauce over the browning meatballs and simmer for 30 minutes, or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked.
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Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2004 by
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Jan. 31, 2004
I adapted this recipe for the crockpot. I used these ingredients, with the addition of fresh parsley from my garden, and baked them in glass dishes at 350 for around 13 minutes. I stored them overnight in the fridge, and the next day, I simmered the meatballs in the crockpot on low with the combined jelly/sauce for about 3 1/2 hours. They were a big hit at the open house for which I was preparing them!
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Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2004 by Luvs2Cook!
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Luvs2Cook!
Feb. 1, 2004
The sauce is awesome, toooooo much bread crumbs in the meat! I'll cut the bread crumbs in half next time! My 3 year old PICKY nephew twins had seconds! My husband really liked the sauce, just complained about "whatever I put in the meatball that was like bread" my daughter thinks the sauce would be great on chicken, I'll try that also!
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The sauce is awesome, toooooo much bread crumbs in the meat! I'll cut the bread crumbs in half...
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Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2003 by STACEY T
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STACEY T
Sep. 16, 2003
I have made these meatballs several times - My husband & daughter love them. There is nothing hard at all about the recipe, just takes a little bit of time to roll up all them meatballs!
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I have made these meatballs several times - My husband & daughter love them. There is nothing...
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Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2006 by
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Nov. 28, 2006
This worked out great. Baked meatballs at 375 for 20 minutes. Mixed sauce in crockpot. Tossed cooked meatballs in the crockpot with the sauce, and took to a party. This was the first thing gone. Will make again.
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This worked out great. Baked meatballs at 375 for 20 minutes. Mixed sauce in crockpot. Tossed...
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Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2004 by IAQADAM
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IAQADAM
Oct. 2, 2004
I've received high praise from people who entertain regularly and take pride in their own preparation of appetizers such as these. I often substitute frozen meatballs when short on time, and on one such occasion I was shocked that a woman who manages a very upscale restaurant in the area made an extra effort to rave about this dish (I was simply hosting a small crowd for a big college football game). I was almost embarrassed to reveal it's simplicity. I usually adjust the recipe to the same sauce ingredients but replace the homemade meatballs w/ caramelized frozen and throw it all in the slow cooker. The handmade meatballs are superior, but I seem to get the same compliments regardless.
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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2006 by mominpa
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mominpa
Nov. 20, 2006
I don't know what it is about me but I can never make a recipe exactly as listed. I added lipton onion soup mix instead of the minced onion and crushed saltines instead of the breadcrumbs. For the sauce I added a small amount of garlic powder and increased the lemon juice as I thought it was too sweet. The end result. Wonderful. I made a batch yesterday to freeze for Thanksgiving. My plan didn't work very well. I left the dish on the stove to cool and when I came back all but 3 meatballs mysteriously disapperared! Kids and husband loved them. Thanks for the recipe.
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Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by
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Peewee
Aug. 27, 2003
Big hit at party - no leftovers! My husband loved them!
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Big hit at party - no leftovers! My husband loved them!
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Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2008 by
GodivaGirl
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GodivaGirl
Aug. 14, 2008
I used sage sausage and ground chuck. I sauteed a combination of minced garlic and celery. I baked at 350 for 20 minutes on top of foil. My kids were fighting over these!!!!
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Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2007 by LOISTOO
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LOISTOO
Jul. 25, 2007
These meatballs were a huge hit. I made the meatballs the weekend before our party. I doubled the recipe and it made 13 dozen bite-sized meatballs. The sauce was awesome, and several people asked for the recipe for the sauce.
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These meatballs were a huge hit. I made the meatballs the weekend before our party. I...
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Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2006 by suzie
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suzie
Sep. 2, 2006
the reciepe is great,in fact i prepared it just this evening...However, the reciepe i did use was not from the submitter but from a 1982 Betty Crocker cookbook...the difference was that a few words were turned around,other than that exact same ingreds and all.Shouldn't the reciepes submitted be somewhat origional ones and not previously published from another source?
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the reciepe is great,in fact i prepared it just this evening...However, the reciepe i did use...
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