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50 min prep time
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16 ingredients
48 servings

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Enjoy these Creole-style spicy ground beef meatball appetizers that are baked using Progresso® Italian Style Bread Crumbs in even less than an hour!

Ingredients

Meatballs

1: egg

1 1/2: lb. lean ground beef

1/2: cup Progresso™ Italian Style Bread Crumbs

1/4: cup chopped onion

1/4: cup chopped green bell pepper

3/4: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon celery salt

1/8: teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

1: (15-oz.) can tomato sauce

Sauce

2: tablespoons oil

2: tablespoons all-purpose flour

2: tablespoons currant jelly

1: teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2: teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1/4: teaspoon garlic salt

1/8: teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Steps

1 Heat oven to 400°F. Beat egg in large bowl. Add ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, bell pepper, salt, celery salt, 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper and 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce; mix well. Shape mixture into 48 (1 1/4-inch) meatballs, using about 1 tablespoon mixture for each. Place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
2 Bake at 400°F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
3 Meanwhile, heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. With wire whisk, stir in flour; cook and stir until mixture turns a deep, rich brown color. Stir in remaining tomato sauce and all remaining sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cook an additional minute, stirring constantly.
4 Add cooked meatballs to sauce; stir gently to coat. Serve with cocktail toothpicks.

1 Heat oven to 400°F. Beat egg in large bowl. Add ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, bell pepper, salt, celery salt, 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper and 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce; mix well. Shape mixture into 48 (1 1/4-inch) meatballs, using about 1 tablespoon mixture for each. Place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
2 Bake at 400°F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
3 Meanwhile, heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until hot. With wire whisk, stir in flour; cook and stir until mixture turns a deep, rich brown color. Stir in remaining tomato sauce and all remaining sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cook an additional minute, stirring constantly.
4 Add cooked meatballs to sauce; stir gently to coat. Serve with cocktail toothpicks.

Expert Tips

Cajun cooking combines French and Southern flavors and cooking methods. Creole cooking, an African-Spanish-French medley, calls for more tomatoes, butter and cream, but less spices than Cajun cooking.

Prepare the recipe, transfer the meatballs and sauces to a baking dish and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to a day. To serve, heat it in a 350°F. oven or transfer it to a saucepan and heat it gently over low until it is hot. Either method takes about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 45
Calories from Fat: 25

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3g; 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol: 10mg; 3%
Sodium: 130mg; 5%
Total Carbohydrate: 2g; 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 1g
Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1/2 High-Fat Meat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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