SAN ANTONIO – It’s a warm and savory bite to awaken everyone’s hunger for those big holiday meals.
Beef Loving Texans is sharing a great holiday appetizer recipe idea with hearty meatballs in a savory cranberry barbecue sauce. Check out the recipe below.
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Holiday Mini Beef Meatball Skewers with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef (96% lean)
- 1 cup grated fresh zucchini
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 red bell peppers, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 green bell peppers, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
Cranberry Barbecue Sauce Ingredients:
- · 1 can (16 ounces) whole berry cranberry sauce
- · 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine ground beef, zucchini, egg, salt and pepper in medium bowl, mixing lightly, but thoroughly. Shape into 24 meatballs, 1 inch in diameter. Alternately thread meatballs, red peppers, green peppers and onions onto each of twelve 6-inch skewers. Place skewers on shallow-rimmed baking sheet.
Cooking Tip: Cover shallow-rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean-up.
Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatball registers 160°F. Tip Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
Meanwhile, combine cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce in medium saucepan; simmer 5 minutes or until flavors are blended. Drizzle sauce over skewers or serve as dipping sauce, if desired.