Cranberry Jalapeño Meatballs

These updated cocktail meatballs in a cranberry, jalapeño, and chili sauce are sweet, spicy, and delicious.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 471 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 pound ground pork
• 0.5 pound lean ground beef
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic salt
• 0.5 cup jellied cranberry sauce
• 0.33 cup plain dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon tomato-based chili sauce (such as Heinz®)
• 0.5 cup tomato-based chili sauce (such as Heinz®)
• 2 tablespoons jalapeno pepper jelly

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, place a baking rack on top of the foil, and spray the rack with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, jalapeño pepper, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, garlic powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Shape into meatballs using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking rack.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 16 to 18 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over low heat, whisk the chili sauce, cranberry sauce, jalapeño jelly, lemon juice, brown sugar, and garlic salt until melted, and the sauce starts to thicken. If sauce is too thick, just stir in a little water

Step 5

Add the meatballs to the skillet, and simmer until meatballs are well glazed, about 10 minutes. Serve warm with a garnish of chopped parsley, if desired.