Walnut Meatballs With Apricot Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons onions, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano, fresh finely chopped
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce (like tobasco)
• 4 cups rice, cooked ( or brown)
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups soda crackers, crushed about 36 crackers
• 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup walnuts, ground
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons parsley, fresh minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sage, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 bring all sauce ingredients to a boil in a medium sauce pan. cool.
• 3 lightly spray a 13x9 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 4 gently combine all meatball ingredients by hand in a large bowl.
• 5 shape into 24 (1 1/2 inch) meatballs and place in prepared baking dish.
• 6 pour sauce over meatballs.
• 7 bake 30 minutes or until meatballs are firm and sauce is bubbling all over and slightly thickened.
• 8 if you want to serve over rice, you will need to double the sauce ingredients.