Best 9 Christmas Meatballs Recipes

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls., Place a third of the meatballs on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with waxed paper; microwave on high until cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat twice with remaining meatballs., In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, mix sauce ingredients. Microwave, covered, on high until heated through, 3-4 minutes, stirring halfway. Gently stir in meatballs. Microwave, covered, on high until heated through, 1-2 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix ground chuck, evaporated milk, onion soup mix, bread crumbs, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Form approximately 40 small meatballs and place on a baking sheet.
• Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Broil meatballs until just browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn meatballs over and continue broiling until browned on other side, about 2 minutes more.
• Transfer meatballs to a slow cooker.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, port wine, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour over the meatballs in the slow cooker. Cook on High until meatballs are no longer pink in the middle and the sauce is thick, at least 1 hour.

MOM'S CHRISTMAS SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Saute onions in 3 T. butter. Let cool a bit and lightly mix the meat, onions, bread crumbs, eggs, 1 1/2 cups of the cream. salt, pepper, nutmeg and parsley. Form into meatballs, about the size of a small walnut, place on cookie trays, and bake at 375 for 20-25 mn.
• Put in two casseroles, and make the cream gravy.
• Melt the 1/4 cup butter in a large, heavy saucepan Add the 1/4 cup flour, a touch more salt and pepper, cook for at least one minute. Do not brown. Gradually add the remaining cream, stirring continuously, until thickened. I like to add some Kitchen Bouquet for more flavor and some color at this point.
• Pour over the meatballs.
• Note: At this point, we generally freeze them and then defrost and bake for an hour or so on Christmas, as this recipe makes a lot of meatballs, so it is time consuming and who wants to do all that on the day of, right?.
• Also, you can freeze the cooked meatballs alone, and make the gravy later and pour it over the meatballs right before you bake them.

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For meatballs:.
• Combine eggs, soup mix, cranberries, bread crumbs and parsley in bowl. Crumble in ground beef. Mix. Shape into 1-inch balls. Arrange 12 to 14 meatballs on microwave-safe plate.
• Cover with waxed paper. Cook on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until no longer pink. Remove to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining meatballs.
• For sauce:.
• Combine cranberry sauce, broth, brown sugar, ketschup, onions and cider vinegar in microwave-safe 2 quart dish. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 minutes, rotating once.
• Gently stir in meatballs. Cover and cook on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through.
• Note: I'm just not wild about cooking meat in the microwave -- so I prefer to do these the old fashioned way. I have good luck with placing the formed meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet and placing them in the oven set at 350 for about 10 minutes -- just until they firm up. I them add them to a saucepan on the stove that I have made the sauce in and let them simmer on low heat until they are cooked through.

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix ground chuck and onion soup mix together with hands. Make small to medium meatballs. Lightly brown in fry pan on low to medium heat. After browning place a paper towel on a plate and place meatballs.
• In a sauce pot mix chili sauce, bbq sauce and brown sugar. Put meatballs in sauce and let simmer on low for 30 to 45 minutes.
• To serve put meatballs in a crockpot on low heat and place on a table for guests to help themselves.

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, combine eggs, soup mix, bread crumbs, cranberries, and parsley. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls; place 12 to 14 balls on a microwave safe plate. Cover with waxed paper; microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining meatballs.
• 2. In a 2-quart microwave safe dish, combine sauce ingredients. Cover and microwave on high 3-4 minutes or until heated through, rotating once. Gently stir in meatballs. Cover and cook on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion.
• Roll into small meatballs.
• Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes turning once.
• In slow cooker (or large sauce pan) over low heat blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice.
• Add meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.

CONNIE'S SWEET AND SOUR CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg and water in a bowl; add ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper to eggs and mix thoroughly. Form ground beef mixture into bite-size meatballs; place meatballs into a large baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and no longer pink inside, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mix ketchup, beef bouillon, and vinegar in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Combine brown sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir brown sugar mixture into ketchup mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir until sauce is thickened and bubbling and brown sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce, stir until coated, and serve.

CHRISTMAS MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 375 deg F In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. Bake meatballs for 45-55 mins. In a large port, mix sauce ingredients, heat to low boil 3-4 minutes, stirring while heating. Gently stir in meatballs. Lower heat, and hold to serve.