{"id":15164,"date":"2016-12-27T12:47:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?p=15164"},"modified":"2016-12-27T12:47:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T19:47:04","slug":"recipe-bison-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-recipes\/recipe-bison-meatballs","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Bison Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?attachment_id=15165\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15165\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-15165 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20092659\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp-80x44.jpg\"  alt=\"HyperFocal: 0\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"348\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20092659\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20092659\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20092659\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp-380x207.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20092659\/BisonMeatballsRGB_Crp-80x44.jpg 80w\" ><\/a><br \/>\nAre your holiday leftover dwindling and you need to nourish your in-town guests? Try this hearty helping. Courtesy of\u00a0LongHorn Steakhouse, dish up these bison and beef meatballs, in a cranberry-BBQ sauce and finished with white cheddar cheese.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2 pounds of ground bison meat<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<li>Pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 cups of barbecue sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 14 oz. can of whole cranberry sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of white cheddar cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Place ground bison meat into a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Roll bison meat into small meatballs \u2013 approximately 1 inch in size. Grease a baking sheet with a small lip. Place meatballs approximately one inch apart on the baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the meatballs for 15-20 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Pour barbecue sauce in a large sauce pot on medium heat. Add cranberry sauce and cranberry juice. Mix well to combine. Heat sauce for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until warmed through. Place meatballs in a shallow pan and toss in barbecue sauce. Place meatballs on an oven-safe ceramic platter and sprinkle with white cheddar cheese.Broil in oven for approximately 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. 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