Creole Meatballs

Prep 50 min
Total 0 min
Ingredients 16
Servings 48

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

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated September 14, 2010

Ingredients

Meatballs

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)

(15-oz.) can tomato sauce

Sauce

tablespoons oil

tablespoons all-purpose flour

tablespoons currant jelly

teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2

teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1/4

teaspoon garlic salt

1/8

teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Steps

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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.