Before bringing out the main course, however, there’s an important aspect of seasonal parties that calls everyone to the kitchen: savory appetizers. You can invite your guests to share an option like Holiday Mini Beef Meatball Skewers with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce, a festive, easy-to-make favorite that can tide the cravings of a hungry crowd.
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Holiday Mini Beef Meatball Skewers with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce
Recipe courtesy of Beef Loving Texans
Total time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 cup fresh zucchini, grated
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 small yellow onion, diced 1/2 inch
2 red bell peppers, diced 1/2 inch
2 green bell peppers, diced 1/2 inch
12 skewers (6 inches)
Cranberry Barbecue Sauce:
1 can (16 ounces) whole berry cranberry sauce
3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
In medium bowl, lightly mix ground beef, zucchini, egg, salt and pepper until thoroughly combined. Shape into 24 1-inch meatballs. Alternately thread meatballs, onions, red peppers and green peppers onto skewers. Place skewers on shallow-rimmed baking sheet.
Bake 22-25 minutes, or until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatball registers 160 F.
To make cranberry barbecue sauce: In medium saucepan, combine cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce; simmer 5 minutes, or until flavors blend.
Drizzle sauce over skewers or serve as dipping sauce.
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