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I got this recipe for sweet and sour meatballs from my mother in law years ago. I tweaked it a little – the original recipe calls for browning the meatballs in oil, then cooking them in broth, and finally glazing them with the sauce. This simpler recipe skips the browning and cooking and has just one step – baking. I like to serve these sweet and sour meatballs over brown rice, with edamame as a side dish.
Serving size: 3 meatballs
Makes 6 servings
New quantity:
Total time: 45 minutes
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound extra lean (90%) ground beef
1/2 onion, minced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3/4 cup quick cooking oats
1/4 cup reduced-fat milk
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Sauce:
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degreed F. Spray a 9 X 13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. Mix the first eight ingredients in a large bowl. Form meatballs, about 1 1/2 ounces (40 grams) each, and place in prepared dish. Bake 20 minutes. While meatballs are baking, whisk together sauce ingredients.
3. Remove pan from oven. Pour sauce over partially-baked meatballs, spooning sauce over each meatball to make sure they are well-coated. Bake 10 more minutes, uncovered, until meatballs are well browned and an instant read thermometer inserted into one of them registers 160 degrees F.
Nutrition per serving
Calories 231.0
Total Fat 9.6 g
Saturated Fat 3.5 g
Cholesterol 77.0 mg
Sodium 824.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 19.9 g
Dietary Fiber 1.6 g
Sugars 11.0 g
Protein 16.9 g
Weight Watchers Points Plus: 6 points
I'm Vered DeLeeuw, a blogger, a foodie and a mom. Welcome to Healthy Recipes, my food blog and the only cookbook I use. I'm so excited to share it with you. Bon appetit!
