Mouthwatering recipe to beef up the holiday menu

These ground beef and zucchini mini meatballs are perfect for any holiday party. What could make them better? A cranberry barbecue sauce.

Holiday Mini Beef Meatball Skewers with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce

Recipe courtesy of Beef Loving Texans

Total time: 50 minutes

Servings: 12

1 pound ground beef

1 cup fresh zucchini, grated

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 small yellow onion, diced 1/2 inch

2 red bell peppers, diced 1/2 inch

2 green bell peppers, diced 1/2 inch

12 skewers (6 inches)

Cranberry Barbecue Sauce:

1 can (16 ounces) whole berry cranberry sauce

3 tablespoons barbecue sauce

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In medium bowl, lightly mix ground beef, zucchini, egg, salt, and pepper until thoroughly combined. Shape into 24 1-inch meatballs. Alternately thread meatballs, onions, red peppers, and green peppers onto skewers. Place skewers on shallow-rimmed baking sheet.

Bake 22 to 25 minutes, or until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meatball registers 160 F.

To make cranberry barbecue sauce: In medium saucepan, combine cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce; simmer 5 minutes, or until flavors blend.

Drizzle sauce over skewers or serve as dipping sauce.