The first time I made these, I tried to do it the easy way with the store-bought frozen meatballs. It was good, but I knew it could be better. The next crack I had at them I took the time and made the homemade balls. The sauce really soaked in and made them so much better! It was worth the effort. Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at Spend with Pennies:
“Tender juicy meatballs simmered in a quick two ingredient sweet and sour sauce will be the first thing gone”
If you’re worried you aren’t going to have enough, don’t even think about it and double the recipe. Trust me, they won’t go to waste.
Ingredients
2 lbs frozen meatballs
OR
2 lb lean ground beef
½ small onion, very finely diced
½ cup bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 teaspoon McCormick’s pepper
Sauce #1
¾ cup Smucker’s grape jelly
1½ cups ketchup
Sauce #2
10 oz apricot preserves
⅔ cup Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
Sauce #3
14 oz jellied cranberry sauce
12 oz chili sauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together all meatball ingredients just until combined. Form into 1″ meatballs. Bake for 18-20 minutes (or bake frozen meatballs according to package directions).
Combine sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until preserves/jelly melts. Allow to come to a boil for 1 minute. Toss with meatballs and allow to simmer on low 10-15 minutes.
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Quick Tip: Feel free to experiment with the sauce ingredients to come up with your own favorite.
Thanks again to Spend with Pennies for this amazing recipe.