Sunday, December 8, 2013
Cranberry Cocktail meatballs
Makes 4
servings ( 4 meatballs each)
-1 lb lean ground beef
-½ cup bread crumbs
-1 egg (or equivalent in egg
substitute)
-2 Tbsp water
-3 Tbsp minced onion - ¾ cup
chili sauce
-1 (8 oz) can jellied cranberry
sauce
-1 ½ tsp lemon juice
-1 Tbsp Splenda® brown sugar
Directions:
1)
Preheat oven
to 350 degrees.
2)
In a large
bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion.
3)
Roll into
small meatballs (about 1"x1").
4)
Bake in
preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, turning once.
5)
In a slow
cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce,
brown sugar and lemon juice.
6)
Add
meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.
Exchanges:
½ starch, ¼ fruit, 4 meats, ¼ fat
275 calories, 10 g carbohydrates, 33 g protein, 2 g fat
**Recipe from TNT's Get Lean - Get Fit - Get Cooking Cookbook...eBook coming soon!**