Easy Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs for Your Holiday Party
Make these simple, crowd-pleasing grape jelly meatballs in your slow cooker for an impressive appetizer that balances sweet and savory flavors perfectly.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 3 hr
- Total Time: 3 hr 5 min
- Yield: About 40 meatballs
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Meat
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (32 ounce) bag frozen pre-cooked meatballs
- 1 (12 ounce) jar grape jelly
- 1 (10 ounce) bottle chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Place the frozen meatballs into the basin of your slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the grape jelly, chili sauce, onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce until smooth. This sweet and savory sauce is key!
- Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours, or on HIGH for 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring gently halfway through cooking time.
- Once heated through and the sauce is bubbly, serve the grape jelly meatballs directly from the slow cooker using toothpicks or small serving forks for your holiday party guests.
Notes
- For an extra layer of flavor, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder to the sauce mixture.
- If you want a slightly tangier sauce, substitute half of the chili sauce with your favorite barbecue sauce.
- Keep the slow cooker on the ‘Warm’ setting during your party to maintain the perfect serving temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 meatballs
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.5g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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