- Preparation time
- 20 mins
- Cooking time
- 60 mins
- Difficulty
- Easy Recipes
- Serves
- 40 people
- Dinner
- June 2, 2016
Apricot Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Treat your guests with these sweet-and-sour meatballs that are made using Progresso plain bread crumbs – perfect for appetizer.
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Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1 medium red or green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, salt, garlic powder, ginger and egg until well blended. Shape into 1-inch meatballs; place in pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer pink in center and juice is clear; drain.
- Mix preserves, hoisin sauce, vinegar and red pepper in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Add drained meatballs and bell pepper. Cook until bell pepper is crisp-tender. Serve with cocktail toothpicks if desired.
