Cheesy Meatballs

Name: Cheesy Meatballs
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: about 9 dozen
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 2 tablespoons dried minced onion; 4 tablespoons chili powder, divided; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1-1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 sleeve); 2 pounds ground beef; 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 2 cups shredded Velveeta; 3 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup, undiluted; 2-1/2 cups water; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Total Time Prep: 1 hour Cook: 4 hours

Yield about 9 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Can meatballs be lucky? My guys think so, and they want them for game time. My beef, sausage and cheese recipe has a big fan following. —Jill Hill, Dixon, Illinois

Ingredients

1 large egg
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons dried minced onion
4 tablespoons chili powder, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 sleeve)
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound bulk pork sausage
2 cups shredded Velveeta
3 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
2-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk egg, milk, minced onion, 2 tablespoons chili powder, salt and pepper; stir in crushed crackers. Add beef, sausage and cheese; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape mixture into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased racks in 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake until browned, 15-18 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, combine soup, water, brown sugar and remaining chili powder. Gently stir in meatballs. Cook, covered, on low until meatballs are cooked through, 4-5 hours.

Nutrition Facts

1 meatball: 52 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 134mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

Can meatballs be lucky? My guys think so, and they want them for game time. My beef, sausage and cheese recipe has a big fan following. —Jill Hill, Dixon, Illinois

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