Ingredients
The following ingredients have 40 Servings
- 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
Instruction
- In large bowl, beat eggs, mix in rest of meatball ingredients with your hands well. Form into 40-45 meatballs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add meatballs, stir to coat. Simmer in sauce on LOW for 1 minute, stirring.
- Transfer to a crock pot that has been preheated to low.
- Serve with toothpicks in a glass on the side for guests to pick.
- *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.
