Apricot Stuffing Pork Dinner Meatballs
Servings: 23 Meatballs
When I started making meatballs and playing around with different combinations and ones that were a little more creative than your traditional meatball – these came up in the experimental mix. I had some success with the Thanksgiving Dinner meatballs that are supposed to remind you in one bite how wonderful Thanksgiving dinner is. These are very similar but instead of dried cranberries I used dried apricots. Pork and apricots are such a classic combination I thought it was a nice play on the same idea behind the Thanksgiving meatballs. I use a nice pork gravy to finish off the meatballs and they are amazing when served over mashed potatoes. You can either make your own pork gravy from homemade pork broth or purchase your favorite brand for serving. You can also throw these in your pork gravy and a fancy crockpot to share with friends and family for potlucks, appetizers or shareable meals.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup dried diced apricots
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 cups prepared stuffing
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
- Prepare the stuffing as instructed on your favorite store bought brand. You can always use leftover stuffing that you have from a weekend meal as well for this recipe – or you can use my recipe here.
- In a bowl combine ground meat, breadcrumbs, eggs, diced dried apricots. Season to taste salt and pepper.
- Take the meat mixture and and a little of the stuffing mixture – about 2 parts meat and 1 part stuffing and gently roll the meat and stuffing together – making sure to keep the meat and stuffing separate.
- Place your meatballs on a greased baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 22 mins.