Old Fashioned Meatloaf Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

MEATLOAF
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 celery ribs, finely chopped
1/4 cup carrot, grated
1/2 large onion, finely chopped
1 lb lean ground beef
1 lb lean ground chicken (can substitute lean ground turkey)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, divided
1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1/3 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons creole seasoning (Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning)
1 teaspoon all purpose Greek seasoning (Cavender's All Purpose Greek Seasoning)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
SAUCE
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons chili sauce, Heinz
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; add celery, carrot and onion, and saute 7 minutes or just until tender.
Stir together celery mixture, ground beef, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into 2\" meatballs using an ice cream scoop. Place the meatballs in a foil lined baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Stir together 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili sauce, 1 tablespoon ketchup and red pepper flakes until blended; pour evenly over meatballs, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.