Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs

My mother first made these for me and now I made them all the time - incredibly delicious! Serve as a main course, an appetizer.. doesn't matter, they always taste great!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 803 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• ½ cup cottage cheese
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• ¼ teaspoon dried sage
• 1 cup ketchup
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ¾ cup apricot jam

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, Cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, pecans, basil, salt and sage. Stir in bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2 inch balls, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Step 3

In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricot jam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meatballs.

Step 4

Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until meatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.