Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs with Simply Cranberry® Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:
 

meatballs
 

• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoons onion powder or dried minced onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1.5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon Simply Cranberry Cocktail
• 1 tablespoon freshly minced parsley
• 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil

sauce
 

• ½ cup BBQ sauce of choice
• 2 cups Simply Cranberry Cocktail
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions:
 

• Pre-heat over to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients for meatballs in a large bowl and mix well. Scoop mixture with tablespoon or 2 oz portion scoop and roll into balls, set aside on greased sheet tray once rolled.
• Whisk BBQ sauce, Simply Cranberry Cocktail and Dijon mustard in a small saucepan and heat over medium for 10 minutes until reduced by half.
• Place meatballs in oven and bake 20-25 minutes until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from oven and drain meatballs on paper towel to remove excess fat.
• Pour warmed cranberry sauce over meatballs, top with additional parsley and serve.