The Super Bowl is on Sunday and I have an incredibly easy and delicious appetizer to go along with game day. My husband makes these meatballs for all the family parties on my side, by request from my siblings. Ask any one of them. They all love these meatballs! Normally we use one bag of meatballs when we make these for parties. But this Christmas we decided to surprise my siblings by having twice the amount of meatballs. They were all thrilled, and it was the best Christmas they ever had. Ok, maybe not the BEST Christmas they've ever had. But these meatballs have the ability to make a party that much better! This is another one of those recipes that people will be asking for when you bring this dish somewhere. *By the way, I didn't have a batch of these made up so I picked a photo that looked most like this recipe and borrowed it from culinarycircle.com. Thank you for use of the image!!
Party Meatballs
- 1 bag frozen meatballs (regular-sized bag)
- 1 bottle chili sauce (I've only seen one size of this stuff at the grocery store, maybe around 12-14 oz, but just get the basic one on the shelf.)
- 1 jar grape jelly (Just a small one, not the beasty large one.)
DIRECTIONS
- Get your crock pot out and dump the bag of frozen meatballs in. Then pour the entire bottle of chili sauce and entire jar of grape jelly over the meatballs.
- Close the lid and set the crock pot to low. Cook for 7 to 8 hours. Come back and stir the meatballs a couple of times to get the sauce all mixed together well with the meatballs.
I have personally made these several times, and every time, they get eaten so quickly! Everyone LOVES them!
ReplyDeleteWe made them on Sunday and they were delicious! They are a new favorite!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
ReplyDeleteThese are AMAZING and GONE FAST so PREPARE ALOT for big groups
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! Used a whole bag of meat balls from Sams and it was NOT enough.. BUY PLENTY!
ReplyDeleteDoes the chilli sauce make them spicy? Specfically are these kid friendly?
ReplyDeleteI bought a sweet and tangy chili sauce.. but there are spicier ones on the shelf too. Buy the one for your preference :)
DeleteThere are different kinds of chili sauce. I personally dont eat spicy food so I bought sweet and tangy chili sauce and everyone still loved it.!
DeleteWhat kind of chili sauce? There are so many.
ReplyDeleteI buy the 12 oz. Heinz Chili Sauce that you can find near the ketchup.
DeleteGreat question, Christina! I always just buy the Walmart brand in mild spiciness. The bottle just says "Chili Sauce" on it. Depending on how spicy you want the meatballs, you can choose which level of hot to get.
ReplyDeleteI have been making these for years. Every time I do people go crazy for them. I cook them on high for 3 hours. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteHow much grape jelly cause I have a large jar.
ReplyDeleteOh Michelle, I'm so sorry I'm just now responding to this!! If you use around half a large jar you should be fine. This recipe is a good one that doesn't require exact measurements on the jelly and chili sauce so you can use however much you'd like. Just mix it all together and give it a taste test.
DeleteHow to cook the meatballs? What spices to add?
ReplyDeleteWhat if I wanted to use ground beef instead of frozen meatballs? Will they fall apart? Should I sear them in a pan first to firm them up?
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question at the top of this post -- your recipe must be really popular on Pinterest right now, that's where how I came upon it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brandy!! I appreciate you stopping by! :)
DeleteThanks for the recipe! I found your site on Pinterest :)
ReplyDeleteI 1st tasted this recipe when a coworker made it for a potluck. I will be fixing this Saturday. I am sure my family will love this!
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