Grandma’s Meatballs

My grandma’s meatballs recipe is a family favorite and is so simple to make! You’ll love the molasses and chili sauce flavors of these baked meatballs. This is one of my favorite meatball recipes!

Grandma’s Meatballs Recipe

I’ve got a special recipe for you today.  I love creating new recipes, but sometimes it is nice to pull out a long-time family favorite such as this one.  This homemade meatball recipe is simply called Grandma’s Meatballs. I can remember my grandma fixing these uniquely flavored meatballs and I remember my mom making them, too.  Because we like to try so many new recipes, it is easy to overlook the classic recipes.  This is one of those recipes that bring back so many memories as soon as I take a bite.

Pure comfort food.

How to Make Grandma’s Meatballs

We know you love our authentic Italian meatballs. They’re a classic with a big bowl of spaghetti. But you’ll love my Grandma’s meatballs, too, because they are easy and unique.  The meatballs themselves have only 4 ingredients:

• beef,
• eggs,
• water and
• potato pancake mix.

I’ve never actually made potato pancakes. I’ve only used the mix in this meatball recipe! It makes the meatballs so moist and they hold together well. I often have a hard time finding the potato pancake mix in the grocery store. I feel like the store workers are constantly moving it. It may be by the rice, it may be by the instant potatoes, it may be by the pancake mixes. Just ask a store clerk. You can see the kind I use here.

Molasses Chili Meatball Sauce

The sauce that covers these meatballs is not your typical spaghetti sauce flavor.  The simple sauce has only three ingredients:  molasses, chili sauce and vinegar.  The kids are always unsure about this strange sauce concoction, but trust me. You’ll love it! Pour this sauce over the meatballs before they bake and you’ll end up with sweet and tangy meatballs.

So good.

What to Serve with Meatballs

We serve Grandma’s meatballs with any classic side dish such as corn casserole, mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese. And don’t forget to make some Garlic Lover’s Cheesy Biscuits to go along with them!

Grandma’s Meatballs

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This is my grandma’s meatballs recipe. It’s a family favorite and is so simple! You’ll love the molasses and chili sauce flavors that the meatballs are baked in.

Servings 25 meatballs

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

 

• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 envelope potato pancake mix
• 1 cup chili sauce
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine the ground beef, eggs, water and pancake mix. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes, then shape into balls. Place the meatballs in a greased 9×13 baking pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the chili sauce, molasses and vinegar. Pour the sauce over the meatballs. 
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
  
• Serve immediately.

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Notes

We use Hungry Jack brand of potato pancake mix.

Calories shown are per meatball.

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 177mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.9mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Calories 103

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