This sweet and tangy Cape Cod cocktail meatballs recipe is baked in cranberry sauce until the sauce becomes a glaze and enrobes meatballs with flavor.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Calories
168 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned, about 25 minutes. Drain excess grease.
Step 2
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Step 3
Serve and enjoy!
Step 4
Combine cranberry sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until cranberry sauce melts and sugar dissolves. Pour sauce over meatballs.
Step 5
Continue baking in the oven until sauce forms a glaze and meatballs are no longer pink inside, 25 to 30 minutes more.
Step 6
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, parsley, onion, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a bowl until thoroughly mixed.
Step 7
Roll meat mixture into meatballs using about 2 teaspoons meat mixture per meatball; arrange meatballs in a large, deep baking dish.
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup bread crumbs
2 pounds ground beef
2 tablespoons grated onion
1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce (such as Ocean Spray®)
