Dinner for 24

Buffalo Meatballs

Name: Buffalo Meatballs
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb lean ground beef; 2 eggs; 22 saltine crackers; 1/3 cup dried minced onion; 1/3 cup milk; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp each garlic pwdr; 1/2 tsp each chili pwdr; 1/4 tsp pepper; 1/4 cup frank’s red hot original sauce (optional); 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon honey; 1/4 cup apricot preserves; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

Ground beef meatballs simmer in a slow cooker with spicy honey sauce until tender and safely cooked.

$0.72per serving $

140 minstart to table

24servings

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Ingredients

2 lb lean ground beef
2 eggs
22 saltine crackers
1/3 cup dried minced onion
1/3 cup milk
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp each garlic pwdr
1/2 tsp each chili pwdr
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup frank’s red hot original sauce (optional)
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

Steps

Crush the crackers and mix them with eggs, milk, minced onion, brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder, and pepper.
Add the ground beef and mix gently until combined, then shape 24 meatballs.
Arrange the meatballs in a 6-quart slow cooker.
Whisk the hot sauce, honey, apricot preserves, brown sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and one-quarter cup water in a bowl.
Pour the sauce over the meatballs, cover, and cook on high for 2 hours.
Check that the meatballs reach 160 F, then stir gently and cook for 10 more minutes if needed.

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