Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, thoroughly combine eggs, Cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese. Add pecans, ½ cup onion, salt, basil, and sage, then incorporate bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2-inch balls and arrange them in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together ketchup, apricot jam, vegetable oil, vinegar, ¼ cup onion, oregano, and hot pepper sauce. Pour this sauce evenly over the meatballs.
4. Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and the sauce has thickened and is bubbly.

Nutrition

• Calories: 803 kcal
• Fat Content: 45 g
• Fiber Content: 5 g
• Sugar Content: 36 g
• Sodium Content: 2264 mg
• Protein Content: 25 g
• Cholesterol Content: 181 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 82 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 11 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g