Sweet and Sour Faux Meat Balls

Delicious "meatballs" are formed from a mixture of pecans, seasoned bread crumbs, Cheddar, cottage cheese, and spices. They're covered with a sauce made with apricot jam, vinegar, and hot pepper sauce and baked until bubbly and browned.

• Calories: 462 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• ½ tablespoon salt
• ½ cup cottage cheese
• ¼ cup minced onion
• ½ cup finely diced onion
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• ¼ teaspoon sage
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 cup apricot jam

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

To make Sweet and Sour Sauce: In a medium bowl combine the oil, vinegar, jam, ketchup, grated onion, salt, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Stir until well combined.

Step 3

In a large bowl combine the eggs, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, chopped onion, pecans, basil, salt, sage and bread crumbs. Mix well and form into 2 inch balls or patties. Place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish and cover them with sweet and sour sauce. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes.