Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Ingredients

• 1.5 pounds ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups bread crumbs
• 0.25 cups finely chopped onion
• 0.75 cups milk
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 , 8 ounce
• 2 cups water
• 0.67 cups brown sugar
• 0.67 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Mix the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Form the mixture into 12 large meatballs. Arrange the meatballs into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

3. 3

   Stir the ketchup, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, white sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and chili powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until well combined and hot, about 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the meatballs in the baking dish. Turn the meatballs to coat in the sauce.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 60 to 90 minutes.