Do you have a family favorite recipe—one you can always make because you usually have the ingredients on hand? That’s exactly what this sweet and sour meatballs recipe is for us!
My favorite part is the sauce. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and sour. I love mixing it with the meatballs, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese for every bite!
My husband, on the other hand, isn’t a fan of the sauce because he doesn’t like ketchup. He prefers his meatballs plain, and that works just fine.
Before you start cooking, you’ll need to prepare two things: the meatballs and the sauce.
To make the meatballs, you’ll need:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs (I use Italian… but any flavor would be fine!)
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk (I use regular milk and it works great!)
- 4 TBSP minced onion (I don’t do this fresh – I use it from a spice jar)
- 1/2 tsp salt
To make the sauce, you’ll need:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 TBSP white vinegar
I typically serve this with mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese… which seems to be my go-to side dishes! Especially with the sweet and sour meatballs recipe and the parmesan oven fried chicken recipe!
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Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe
Notes
My husband doesn’t prefer the sweet and sour sauce (more for me!). So, I make his meatballs the exact same way but leave the sauce off and he loves it!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk (or regular milk)
- 4 tbsp minced onion
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 TBSP white vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
- Mix your ground beef, bread crumbs, milk, onion, and salt in a bowl.
- Spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Shape your meat into balls and space them out on the casserole dish.
- Make your sauce by mixing ketchup, brown sugar, and white vinegar in a bowl.
- Pour a portion of the sauce on top of each meatball. Save some of the sauce for drizzling after cooking.
- Bake for 1 hour on 360 degrees.
- Drizzle with remaining sauce when serving.
