best old-fashioned cocktail meatballs

Name: Best Old-Fashioned Cocktail Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: ## MEATBALLS:; 2 1/2 lbs. - fresh ground beef, find a pkg. close to this or can be a little smaller is fine; 1 cup - dry italian breadcrumbs; 1 tsp. - dried parsley flakes; 1/2 cup - milk; 1 Tbl. - dried onion; 2 tsp. - salt; 1 tsp. - worcestershire sauce; 2 - large eggs, beaten; 1/2 tsp. - garlic powder; - coarse ground pepper; ## SAUCE:; 1 - (16 oz.) jar grape jelly; 1 - (12 oz.) bottle heinz chili sauce; 1 Tbl. - sweet baby rays barbeque sauce, original flavor

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Kelly Williams

Forked River, NJ

Updated on Nov 25, 2011

I don't know if it's the "extra ingedient" I add, or my homemade meatball recipe, but I'm the one everyone always asks to make them! So sharing my recipe with you all! It's just the ever-still-popular one, but according to my friends and family, just a little touch better! Enjoy! (photo from bing images)

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

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yield Makes 40 meatballs

Ingredients

MEATBALLS:
2 1/2 lbs. - fresh ground beef, find a pkg. close to this or can be a little smaller is fine
1 cup - dry italian breadcrumbs
1 tsp. - dried parsley flakes
1/2 cup - milk
1 Tbl. - dried onion
2 tsp. - salt
1 tsp. - worcestershire sauce
2 - large eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. - garlic powder
- coarse ground pepper
SAUCE:
1 - (16 oz.) jar grape jelly
1 - (12 oz.) bottle heinz chili sauce
1 Tbl. - sweet baby rays barbeque sauce, original flavor

How To Make best old-fashioned cocktail meatballs

Step 1

In large bowl, beat eggs, mix in rest of meatball ingredients with your hands well. Form into 40-45 meatballs.

Step 2

Place them on lightly oiled foil-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle tops lightly with coarse ground pepper. Bake in 400º oven for 22-24 minutes or til done inside.
Step 3

Remove to paper towel-lined bowl. In large deep frying pan, add sauce ingredients. Heat over medium heat, whisking, until jelly has melted and all is combined.
Step 4

Add meatballs, stir to coat. Simmer in sauce on LOW for 1 minute, stirring.
Step 5

Transfer to a crock pot that has been preheated to low.
Step 6

Serve with toothpicks in a glass on the side for guests to pick.
Step 7

*You can also serve these over cooked rice as a main dish. Drizzle rice with some of the extra sauce, top with meatballs, garnish with fresh finely chopped parsley and serve hot. Serves 6-8. 
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