These meatballs can be made with only ground beef, or a mixture of beef and veal, which is lighter and milder than 100% beef.
Perfect Meatballs
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Grow and Behold ground beef or meatball mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- ¼ cup ketchup preferably organic, no high fructose corn syrup
- 1 15 ounce can cranberry jelly
- 42 ounces 1 ½ 28-ounce cans tomato sauce
Instructions
- Combine meat, egg, garlic, and ketchup. Form into 1 ½-inch balls.
- In a large pot, combine tomato sauce and cranberry jelly over medium heat. Add meatballs in a single layer only (if they won’t all fit, do it in two batches).
- Cook for about 25 minutes. The sauce should be simmering gently but not boiling.
- Let cool. Serve with rice or spaghetti.
- Recipe by Rachel Rosen.
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Sure, mashed potatoes would be an obvious choice, but I think anything goes.
Has anyone ever tried this with a potato side instead of rice or pasta?
Am I crazy that I am not seeing the amount for that, only for the jelly?
Sorry about that, it went missing. I added it back and her you go – 42 ounces 1 1/2 (28-ounce) cans tomato sauce
How much tomato sauce?