Saucy Meatballs

Submitted by our Reader’s Kitchen Week One Winner: Brenda Baker

Ingredients for the Sauce:

• 1 bottle (10 oz.) chili sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sauerkraut
• 1-8 oz. can of whole berry  cranberry sauce (the gelled kind)

Ingredients for the Meatballs:

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 package dry onion soup mix

Directions:

1. Mix the sauce ingredients in a pan and simmer while making the meatballs.  Stir until well blended,
2. Mix meatball ingredients together and mix like you  would meatloaf.  Form meatballs – what ever size you  prefer. Mine are usually golf ball size.  Place meatballs in a baking casserole in a single layer. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
3. When these are finished baking, I sometimes will put them in a slow cooker on warm to keep to eat later.