A sweet, tangy sauce gives these meatballs a wicked delicious taste that guarantees an empty dish at potlucks and several requests for the recipe. This recipe is easily doubled.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup cracker crumbs
- 0.25 cups chopped onion
- 0.25 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 0.75 teaspoons salt
- 0.67 cups ketchup
- 0.33 cups water
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
Instructions
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1
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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2
Mix ground beef, cracker crumbs, chopped onion, milk, eggs, and salt in a large bowl. Roll out 20 meatballs and arrange on a baking sheet with a rim. Whisk together the ketchup, water, brown sugar, and nutmeg in a bowl. Pour mixture over meatballs.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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