Best Zesty Vegetarian Sweet And Sour Meatballs Recipes

VEGETARIAN SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

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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!

Provided by KIMCA

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup cottage cheese
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon dried sage
2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup white vinegar
¾ cup apricot jam
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup minced onion
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 dash hot pepper sauce

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In 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.
In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricot jam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meatballs.
Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until meatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 803.1 calories, Carbohydrate 82.3 g, Cholesterol 181.1 mg, Fat 44.9 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 24.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 2264.4 mg, Sugar 35.9 g

TANGY SWEET-AND-SOUR MEATBALLS

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Tangy sauce, a green pepper and some pineapple chunks transform premade meatballs into something special. Serve them over rice for a satisfying main dish. -Ruth Andrewson, Leavenworth, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
30 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (about 15 ounces)
1 large green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
Hot cooked rice

Steps:

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Add water to juice if needed to measure 1 cup; pour into a large skillet. Add 1/3 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch; stir until smooth. , Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Add the pineapple, meatballs and green pepper. , Simmer, uncovered, until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389 calories, Fat 19g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 682mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 11g protein.

SWEET AND SOUR VEGETARIAN MEATBALLS

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Vegetarian Meatballs -- They really taste like the real thing!! We have fooled many people with this.

Provided by Cherri Olin

Categories Kid Friendly

Time 1h

Yield 12-20 meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 beaten eggs (you can use egg replacers)
2 cups grated colby cheese (you can use imitation cheese) or 2 cups grated cheddar cheese (you can use imitation cheese)
3/4 cup pecan meal (if you cannot find pecan meal, you can just grind up pecans in your food processor until they are in)
2 tablespoons onion flakes or 2 small onions, chopped
1 cup cracker crumb
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 packages George Washington broth (golden or dark)
1 cup ketchup
1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)

Steps:

Mix ingredients in one at a time until well mixed.
Form into balls with greased hands.
Fry vegetable oil or bake until golden brown lightly on all sides.
Place all of the meatballs in a pan or skillet and pour in 2 cups of water and 2 packages of George Washington Broth.
Simmer until water almost disappears.
(At this point you can use them as regular meat balls make the sauce below) Mix together your sweet and sour sauce.
Place the meatballs in a baking dish or in a crockpot.
Pour sauce over meatballs.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or turn on high in the crockpot and leave until all is warm.