Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce). A family recipe (from my mother-in-law) for a unique twist on traditional meatballs. These are baked in a wonderful tomato-based sweet and sour sauce, which is delicious over rice! I doubled the original sauce recipe. We love extra sauce, and this recipe will make a lot.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 12 large meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds ground beef

2 eggs

1 ½ cups bread crumbs

¼ cup finely chopped onion

¾ cup milk

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 cups ketchup

2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 cups water

⅔ cup brown sugar

⅔ cup white sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon chili powder

Piadina Romagnola (Italian Flat Bread)

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix the ground beef eggs bread crumbs onion milk salt and black pepper together in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Form the mixture into 12 large meatballs. Arrange the meatballs into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Stir the ketchup tomato sauce water brown sugar white sugar Worcestershire sauce Italian seasoning and chili powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until well combined and hot about 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the meatballs in the baking dish. Turn the meatballs to coat in the sauce.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center 60 to 90 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 596.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 28.3g 57%

Carbohydrates: 84.8g 27%

Dietary Fiber: 2.9g 12%

Sugars: 62.9g

Fat: 17.5g 27%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 133.4mg 45%

Vitamin A Iu: 1295.5IU 26%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.6mg 104%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 18.7mg 31%

Folate: 64.3mcg 16%

Calcium: 152.9mg 15%

Iron: 5.1mg 29%

Magnesium: 64.3mg 23%

Potassium: 975.4mg 27%

Sodium: 1620.8mg 65%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 38%

Calories From Fat: 157.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.