Homemade Jelly Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumb (i use ritz crackers)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (optional)
• 32 ounces grape jelly
• 3 -4 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 *note* for extra lazy meatballs use frozen meat balls, heinz chili sauce, and grape jelly however, i promise its not as good.
• 2 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 3 first, make the meatballs: combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix well; shape into 1-inch balls.
• 4 brown them in a nonstick frying pan until browned all over; drain on paper towel then place in a large ungreased casserole dish.
• 5 bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• 6 to make sauce, combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, grape jelly, worcestershire, dinnamon, and nutmeg in crockpot on low heat and stir until smooth.
• 7 add meatballs to sauce.
• 8 if you want a lot, this recipe doubles well.