Purple Cow Blueberry Meatballs

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

Meatball

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3/4 cup dried bread crumbs, plain
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup spicy pepper relish
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 4-8 ounces smoked Gouda cheese, cut into 15-20 squares

Purple Cow Glaze

• 1 (11.5-ounce) jar Blueberry Pepper Jelly (see NOTE)
• 1 (18-ounce) jar chili or barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard
• 1 small, tart apple

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Coat a large baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine first 5 ingredients, mixing until all ingredients are even blended. Divide into 15-20 meatballs.
3. Press your thumb into one meatball and insert cheese square. Form the meat mixture until cheese is completely covered evenly, pressing firmly all around. Place on prepared pan and repeat with remaining meatballs and cheese, leaving an inch between each. I highly recommend making sure you have at least a 1/2-inch of ground beef coating the cheese. Because of the fat content, the meat will shrink but the cheese will not.
4. Bake 15-25 minutes (according to the size of meatballs), or until meatballs are cooked through.
5. Meanwhile make glaze by placing jelly, chili sauce and mustard in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until smooth and bring to scalding. Reduce heat to low and stir frequently until meatballs are ready.
6. Remove meatballs from oven, drain well and transfer to saucepan containing Purple Cow Glaze. Gently stir and “cook” while preparing garnish.
7. Halve, core and cut apple into small bites, enough for every meatball.
8. To serve, skewer apple with long toothpick, followed by a meatball. Place on serving dish, repeating with remaining meatballs. Serve while hot. (We served ours in bowls, so do you boo boo).

 

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