Vegetarian Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Ingredients

4eggs

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

½ cup cottage cheese

½ cup finely chopped onion

1 cup finely chopped pecans

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 ½ teaspoons salt

¼ teaspoon dried sage

2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup white vinegar

¾ cup apricot jam

1 cup ketchup

¼ cup minced onion

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 dash hot pepper sauce

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, Cheddar cheese, and cottage cheese until well blended. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, pecans, basil, salt and sage. Stir in bread crumbs. Form the mixture into 2 inch balls, and place them in a 9×13 inch baking dish.

Step 3

In another bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, apricot jam, ketchup, 1/4 cup onion, oregano and hot pepper sauce. Pour over meatballs.

Step 4

Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until meatballs are firm, and sauce is thick and bubbly.

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