Meatballs with Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce

 Meatballs with Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce

Ingredients

- 2 eggs

- ½ cup minced onions

- 2 lbs Ground Beef

- 1 cup Seasoned dry breadcrumbs

- 2 tsp Salt

- 4 tbsp Butter

- 2 tbsp Olive oil

- 12 oz 1 jar Apricot jam

- ½ cup  Bbq sauce

- Cubed Mozza Cheese


Directions

Meatballs:

Put 2 eggs into a large bowl; beat gently with fork, set aside.  Add ½ cup minced onions.  Add to eggs along with 2 lbs ground meat 2 tsp salt and 1 cup dry seasoned breadcrumbs.  Mix with clean hands.  Scoop 1 round tablespoon of meat and roll into balls with your hands.  Add a small square of mozza to centre.

In a Large frying pan med heat 1 tsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil brown 2-3 minutes 1 side.  Cook 6-7 minutes total.  Transfer to large flat baking dish. 

If you are cooking several meatballs and are reusing the pan, wipe out pan with paper towel add another 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp butter each time.

Sauce:

In a medium size bowl melt 2 tbsp butter in microwave (about 20 seconds).  Add 1 – 12 Oz jar of apricot jam and ½ a cup of your favourite bbq sauce.  Wisk until blended.  Pour over meatballs.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.

Enjoy! 

- Nutritional Info (per 10 meatballs) -

Calories - 214     Fat - 1 0    Carbs - 9     Protein - 21    Fibre - 0

- Nutritional Info (per tsp sauce) -

Calories - 0     Fat - 0     Carbs - 0     Protein - 0    Fibre - 0