You don’t get an easier and more flavorful appetizer than Cocktail Smokies! Only four ingredients needed to make this sweet and spicy dish.
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With the opening game of our college football team, we knew we had to have a party. And one of our favorite appetizers to have at a party is little cocktail smokies. But this time I wanted to try something new and different with the sauce that would elevate it to a whole new level.
This sauce takes four ingredients: grape jelly, honey barbecue sauce, and Texas Pete CHA! I loved how it turned out! The sweet and spicy flavors together were rockin’.
Party food should be the easiest to make. And these smokies were super simple. Just mix up the sauce ingredients in a bowl, place the smokies in a crock pot, and pour the sauce over the smokies. Stir everything together and set the crock pot on high heat for 2 1/2 hours, or until the smokies are heated through. And that is it!
So yummy and so easy! We loved having these cocktail smokies for the big game (which our team totally won, by the way). I didn’t tell my husband about the new sauce when he tried them. And when he tried his first cocktail smoky and his eyes got wider, I wasn’t at all surprised! He immediately said, “What is in this sauce? It’s awesome!” Texas Pete CHA! addedt the perfect amount of spicy kick and a fabulous flavor to the smokies that I will not leave out again. So so good!
Cocktail Smokies
Ingredients
- 2 13 oz packages Lit'l Smokies
- 1/2 c grape jelly
- 1 c honey barbecue sauce
- 2 Tbsp Texas Pete CHA!
Instructions
- Combine grape jelly, honey barbecue sauce, and Texas Pete CHA! in a bowl.
- Place smokies in a crock pot and pour sauce over them; stir together.
- Cover and heat on high for 2 1/2 hours, or until heated through.
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julia says
I would add it to sweet and sour sauce to dip my breaded chicken in! Yum!
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
Hmm I’d love to try it out on chicken!
amy guillaume linderman says
love it to spice up burritos!! mmmmm
Amy C. says
Your recipe sounds delicious and I’ll have to look for this new product. I think I might try this in my homemade guacamole and see what it adds to it and I also think it might be yummy in a ranch dipping sauce for veggies to give it a little kick. Thanks for the giveaway!
Michelle Mork says
I would use it in eggs. I also love adding it to spaghetti sauce!
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
These sound so good! I don’t know what I would put it on, but I know my husband will put it on EVERYTHING!
Yvonne @ Tried and Tasty says
Ohmygoodness, I LOVE little smokies!!! Like LOVE. In fact, I can almost smell them through the screen… so I would put it on these!
Linda romer says
I would use Texas pete Chia sauce to a shrimp stir-fry.
David says
My favorite one to try from their website is the recipe for Texas Pete® CHA! Spicy Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf. If you combine bacon and sriracha with anything it would be delicious, add meatloaf and it is something I wouldn’t want to pass up.
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says
I’m not usually a fan of smokie joe’s but this flavor combo was really great. I made it for a holiday party and they were a big hit. Super easy, too!
Alli says
Thanks so much for the comment, Kelli! I’m glad you liked the recipe!
Sandi says
These would be a big hit at our New Year’s party!
Lorena says
Now that’s what I call an easy recipe!