25 Best Meatball Appetizers
Ingredients
- 2 lb lean ground beef
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1/4 c finely chopped onion
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 c dry bread crumbs
- 1 tbsps ketchup
- 2 tbsps grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 c shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 tsp salt
sauce:
- 2 tbsps cornstarch
- 1 jar 12 oz apple jelly
- 1 jar 12 oz currant jelly
- 1 bottle 14 oz hot or regular ketchup
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef and beaten eggs in a large bowl and mix.
- Add the mozzarella, bread crumbs, onion, and parmesan to the bowl and blend.
- Once all of the meatball ingredients are in the bowl, add the seasoning; ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Bake the meatballs at 350° for 10-15 minutes and then begin to prepare the sauce in a roasting pan.
- For the sauce, add ketchup, corn starch, apple jelly, and currant jelly in a pan and then add the meatballs.
- Cover and bake meatballs in the sauce for 30 minutes.
Notes
Because these can be made ahead of time, they are perfect time-saving Christmas appetizers or party food.