Homemade Cocktail Party Meatballs
Homemade cocktail party meatballs in a tangy red sauce are made from scratch and are naturally gluten free. Bake them in the oven and let them simmer in your slow cooker for easy entertaining!
Servings: 40
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 small potato, peeled and finely shredded (about 2/3 cup)
- 1 small onion minced
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the Sauce
- 1 15-oz can tomato sauce (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 cup dry red wine
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 lemon, juice of
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the beef, shredded potato, egg, onion, salt and pepper, and mix well
- Form mixture into 1-inch balls, and place on foil-lined baking sheet
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until brown and internal temperature is 160 degrees
- While meatballs are baking, mix the tomato sauce, wine, browns sugar, lemon juice and garlic powder in a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium high heat
- Reduce heat, and let simmer until mixture starts to thicken
- Add meatballs to slow cooker, cover with sauce, and cook on low until ready to serve
Nutrition
Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 106mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.7mg