Description
These 3 Ingredient Cocktail Meatballs are the ultimate fuss-free appetizer! Made with frozen meatballs, grape jelly, and chili sauce, they’re sweet, tangy, and incredibly easy to throw together in a slow cooker. Perfect for parties, potlucks, or game day snacking.
Ingredients
- 2 lb frozen beef meatballs
- 12 oz Heinz Chili Sauce
- 10 oz grape jelly
Instructions
- Place the frozen meatballs in a slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the chili sauce and grape jelly until smooth.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the meatballs and stir to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW heat for 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are heated through and coated in sauce.
- Serve warm with toothpicks for easy entertaining.
Notes
- Homemade Option: You can use homemade meatballs if preferred. Make sure they are fully cooked before adding to the slow cooker.
- Stovetop Option: Combine all ingredients in a large pot and heat over medium-low until warmed through, stirring frequently.
- Make Ahead: This dish can be kept on the warm setting in the slow cooker for serving over several hours.
- Serving Suggestion: Serve with toothpicks as an appetizer or over rice as a main dish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 172mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 22mg