Sloppy Joe Meatballs

Yield: 30 meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 1 pound ground sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
• 1 (1.31 ounce) envelope Sloppy Joe seasoning mix
• 1 large egg
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a lightly greased cooling rack inside a rimmed baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground chuck, sausage, onion, panko and Sloppy Joe mix.
3. Stir in egg. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls.
4. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
5. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
6. In a 13 x 9 inch baking dish, combine tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire, mustard, salt and pepper; add meatballs, tossing gently to coat.
7. Cover, and bake for 30 minutes.
8. Serve hot.