Kiss the Cook: Be the star of your party with these berry-based meatballs

This time of the year can be filled with holiday parties with family, friends and at work. It’s a fun time and time where you can enjoy the variety of dishes that people bring to the party.

So many times, I’ve found some very good eats at parties where others brought some of their favorites or they brought a new dish for everyone to try. Those are my favorite parties.
Meatballs are simple and easy to make.

You can be very creative with them and the sauce you make. Below, is a very interesting holiday meatball recipe that combines chili and jellied cranberry sauces into a unique meatball sauce. This dish can be placed in your crockpot and taken to your next holiday party. It’s a great addition. Enjoy!

Holiday party meatballs
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hr. 25 min.
Makes about 25 meatballs depending on size

Ingredients:
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 egg
2 tbs. water
½ cup seasoned bread crumbs or corn flake crumbs
1 pack of Lipton onion soup
1 (8 oz.) can of jellied cranberry sauce
¾ c. Chili sauce (I used Heinz)
1 tbs. light brown sugar
1 ½ tsp. lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
2. Mix the beef, water, bread or corn flake crumbs and onion soup mix in a large bowl. Mix well with your hands and then roll into bite sized or small meatballs.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once about halfway through the cooking time
4. You can use your slow cooker or a large saucepan to heat up the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice over low heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring well. Then add your meatballs to the sauce.
5. Simmer for 1 hr. on low heat. Serve and enjoy!