Holiday Party Meatballs By Kelly Miller • November19,2015 • Updated December 2, 2019 • Leave a Comment 333 1 Jump to Recipe These meatballs are the perfect appetizer or main dish on hoagie rolls for all your guests this holiday season! I’m not sure what it is about the holidays that gets me motivated to get in the kitchen and make a mess! Any other time of the year, I always hesitate to make certain dinners and desserts if I know I’ll have to tear apart the whole kitchen to get it together. I think the flavor of the food trumps any kind of mess you could possibly make! One of the traditional recipes we make this time of year is meatballs. My mom and grandmom have made homemade tomato sauce and from-scratch, not frozen meatballs every year for as long as I can remember. In fact, even though we all go to different churches on Christmas Eve and we live 20 – 30 minutes apart, we all manage to find time and eat a plate of meatballs or meatball sandwiches that night! We even usually leave a meatball sandwich along with Santa’s cookies and milk for him as a snack. Santa always left crumbs on the plate, so I think he liked what we left! 🙂 I would say that when you’re mixing these meatballs that you could use a large wooden spoon or spatula, but mixing these by hand is just the best way to incorporate all the ingredients throughout the meat. Make your own tomato sauce recipe, or use store bought jars (you’d need about 2 jars to cover this batch of meatballs) – whichever you prefer. These meatballs are honestly perfect for your next holiday get-together! Holiday Party Meatballs These meatballs are the perfect appetizer or main dish on hoagie rolls for all your guests this holiday season! 5 from 1 vote Print Pin Rate Course: DinnerCuisine: AmericanKeyword: recipe for holiday party meatballs Prep Time: 30 minutes minutesCook Time: 25 minutes minutes Servings: 8 servings Calories: 333kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 2 lbs ground beef▢ 1/2 cup diced onion▢ 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs▢ 1 egg beaten▢ 1/2 cup diced green pepper▢ 3 cloves garlic minced▢ 1 tsp salt▢ 1 tsp pepper▢ splash milk▢ prepared tomato sauce InstructionsCombine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl using your hands.Add a splash of milk as needed to further moisten the meat.Roll into 2 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 35 minutes or until browned.Transfer meatballs to prepared tomato sauce with a slotted spoon. NutritionCalories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 476mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 3mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 333 1