Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe
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Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs

By: KIMCA 
"My mother first made these for me and now I made them all the time - incredibly delicious! Serve as a main course, an appetizer.. doesn't matter, they always taste great!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (161)

What to Drink?

Wine Pinot Gris
Cocktail Beachcomber
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 servings
 

Ingredients

  • Meatballs:
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
  • 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup apricot jam
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, Cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, pecans, basil, salt and sage. Stir in bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2 inch balls, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricot jam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meatballs.
  4. Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until meatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 803 | Total Fat: 44.9g | Cholesterol: 202mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2010 by Fit&Healthy Mom   view full review
The first time I made them I followed the recipe the way it is. But as I was adding the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2004 by DECLAWED   view full review
Great, delicious recipe! What a wonderful way to have meatballs again. The only advice I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2008 by jesseliu02   view full review
Even though these are vegetarian, they seemed overly high in calories and fat. I pulled out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2006 by MAMA GIN   view full review
This is a great recipe. The second time I made it, I rolled the balls smaller than called...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2006 by hippyhotmama   view full review
I noticed that some reviewers said their meatballs came out mushy and wanted to say it is VERY...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2004 by BRIDY   view full review
These were okay. The sage in them makes them taste too much like Turkey stuffing. If I was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2004 by T9CHEBIT   view full review
This was really good. I selected this recipe today because I have been looking for meaty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 2, 2008 by marlow   view full review
These were delicious, exceptionally so the next day. I followed the recipe exactly except I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2005 by SWEETBEE1   view full review
I love these meatballs! Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without them. I thought I reviewed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2006 by pepm   view full review
This was very good. I did use fresh bread crumbs but dried them in the oven prior to using...

 

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