Cranberry cocktail meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs:

• 2 libras. ground beef
• 1/4 minced parsley
• 6 tablespoons. applesauce
• 2 tablespoons. soy sauce
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon . pepper
• 2 tablespoons. Minced onion
• 1 cup corn flake crumbs or dairy/egg free bread crumbs

Sauce:

• 1 16 ounces. can cranberry sauce
• 1 12 ounces bottle chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons. brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon . lemon juice (about a half lemon squeezed)

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Preparation

• Meatballs:
  Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, using your hands works best. Using a 1 tablespoon size melon baller shape meatballs and place in a 9x13 pan.
• Sauce:
  Cut through cranberry sauce to break into small pieces and put in a medium saucepan. Add chili sauce, sugar and lemon juice to pan. Melt over low heat until able to pour.
• Pack meatballs closely together so they will all fit in the pan.
• Pour cranberry sauce over meatballs and bake uncovered in 350 degree oven about 30 minutes.
  
• If you want to keep these warm you may also put the meatballs in a crockpot on low after cooking.

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