Oven Baked 3-Ingredient Cranberry BBQ Meatballs
Meatballs
CRANBERRY BBQ MEATBALL INGREDIENTS
FROZEN MEATBALLS: I love to keep a bag of store-bought frozen meatballs on hand. It’s super easy to add them to a main dish or whip up a saucy appetizer. You don’t need to thaw the meatballs before making this recipe. Just keep them in the freezer until you’re ready to cook.
SWEET AND SAVORY SAUCE: This mix of cranberry and BBQ sauce is a perfectly festive, savory appetizer. The honey BBQ sauce and cranberry sauce make a shiny glaze for your meatballs. I prefer whole berry cranberry sauce for this recipe, but you can use jellied sauce too in a pinch.
I like to top this with fresh cranberries and sliced green onions for an extra festive red and green garnish!
Ingredients
- 1 lb (16 oz) 98% lean turkey meatballs, frozen
- 1 cup sugar-free BBQ sauce
- ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce, reduced sugar
- Green onions, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Place the frozen turkey meatballs in a baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix the sugar-free BBQ sauce and reduced-sugar cranberry sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs and gently toss to coat.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for another 10–15 minutes, until the meatballs are hot and the sauce is bubbling.
- Garnish with sliced green onions and serve.
