Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, Cheddar cheese, andcottage cheese until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, pecans,basil, salt and sage. Stir in bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2inch balls, and place them in a 9×13 inch baking dish.In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricotjam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pourover meatballs.Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, untilmeatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.
Ingredients
- Meatballs:
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 2 cups Italian seasoned bread
crumbs
- Sweet and Sour Sauce:
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 3/4 cup apricot jam
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
