Cranberry Orange Meatballs
Are you looking for a delicious holiday appetizer or dinner? Cranberry Orange Meatballs are easy to make and fun for the holiday season.
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Ingredients Needed for Cranberry Orange Meatballs:
Frozen Meatballs
Oranges for the zest and juice
Fresh Cranberries
Simply Orange-Orange Juice
Sugar
Instructions for Cranberry Orange Meatballs:
Zest the oranges and then juice them (you will need one and a half tablespoons of orange zest and four and a half tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice).
Place Simple Orange orange juice, orange zest and orange juice from the oranges, sugar and whole fresh cranberries into a large sauce pan-large enough to hold the meatballs, too.
Bring the sauce ingredients to a boil. Simmer for 20-25 minutes to thicken.
Add frozen meatballs to thickened sauce and cook to heat the meatballs. (No one wants to bite into a cold or cool meatball)
Serve as an appetizer or serve over rice.
If you would like even more sauce when serving over rice, here are the amounts for 2 times the sauce recipe:
2 Tablespoons orange zest
6 Tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
4 cups fresh or frozen whole cranberries
4 cups Simply Orange orange juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
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Cranberry Orange Meatballs
An easy holiday dinner or appetizer recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pre-made frozen meatballs
- 1 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- 4 1/2 tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice 2 large
- 3 cups fresh or frozen whole cranberries
- 3 cups Simple Orange orange juice
- 1 1/8 cups sugar
Instructions
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Zest oranges and then juice the oranges.
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Place orange zest, freshly squeezed orange juice, cranberries, Simply Orange orange juice and sugar into a sauce pan (that is large enough to hold the sauce and the meatballs).
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Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring frequently so it will not burn.
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When it reaches a boil, continue boiling and stirring for 20-25 minutes to thicken.
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Add meatballs to the sauce and continue cooking to heat through the meatballs.
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Serve as an appetizer or over rice.
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