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Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe

Recipe by: KIMCA

"My mother first made these for me and now I made them all the time - incredibly delicious! Serve as a main course, an appetizer.. doesn't matter, they always taste great!"
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook40 m
  • Ready In55 m
  • 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • 2In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, Cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, pecans, basil, salt and sage. Stir in bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2 inch balls, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • 3In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricot jam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meatballs.
  • 4Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until meatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.
Footnotes
  • Tip
  • Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
Ingredients
  • 5 servings
  • 803 cals
  • Meatballs:
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
  • 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup apricot jam
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    803
    40%
  • Fat:
    44.9
    69%
  • Carbs:
    82.3
    27%
  • Protein:
    24.8
    50%
  • Cholesterol:
    181
    60%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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