This Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe makes a fabulous appetizer for your holiday parties, and a hands-down must-have for Game Day!
Looking for an easy Meatball party appetizer? Or a delicious Cranberry twist on your meatball sandwich? You’re going to LOVE this easy Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe! The tasty glaze is sweet, and tangy, and oh-so-tasty!
Your guests will go crazy for this delicious Cranberry Meatballs Appetizer! With just 5 minutes of prep, this is one of the EASIEST appetizers you’ll ever make! Plus, they’re just 3 easy ingredients, and always the STAR of the party!!
Seriously… when you combine cranberry sauce with chili sauce, the flavor of the meatballs goes through the roof! And when they’re done cooking, you can keep them warm when you serve them straight from your slow cooker with a side of toothpicks. Easy-peasy! So what are you waiting for… go grab your Crockpot, some Cranberry Jelly and Chili Sauce! It’s time to get this party started!
Here’s what you’ll do…
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Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Recipe:
Tiffany writes: “Just do it! Best and easiest recipe ever. These have been my Thanksgiving tradition every year and everyone texts me a week before get togethers requesting them. 5 out of 5 stars!”
Rebecca writes: “This was a very easy recipe and every time I make it the compliments are plentiful!!”
Tiffany writes: “I make these at least every other week!!! Everyone who try’s them loves them!!!”
Mary Jo writes: “This is my go-to meatball recipe. It’s so easy to make and tastes yummy. I’ve gotten numerous requests for this recipe.”
Amber writes: “I had a mock Thanksgiving dinner one night and made turkey meatballs with this sauce. I honestly did not expect it to be as tasty as it was!”
Kim writes: “Sweet and tangy!”
Cathy writes: “Meatballs were a hit, perfect balance of sweet & tangy.”
Leslie writes: “This was really good. Makes a perfect appetizer.”
Mandie writes: “Super easy and delicious! My son loved them.”
Skadia writes: “Made these for a Christmas Party – they were very well received and no left overs!”
Angela writes: “Made these for Christmas Eve! Everyone loved them and they were SO easy! Definitely a keeper!”
Jasmine writes: “These were a hit at the office holiday potluck!”
Lisa writes: “I make these for parties. Easy and well liked. Use my own meatballs that I bake in the oven, then add to sauce and keep warm.”
Jenna writes: “Love these!!!!! So easy! I made a double batch and they were gone in no time.”
Devon writes: “Super easy to make! Change of pace from the grape jelly ones.”
Jessica writes: “My kids love this. We use this recipe to make meatball subs. You can also substitute grape or apple jelly instead of cranberry sauce. All very good!”
Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
- 26 ounces Fully-Cooked Frozen Meatballs {try this Easy Meatball Recipe} or use a bag of store-bought meatballs {approx. 26 oz.}
- 14 ounces Jellied Cranberry Sauce {1 can}
- 12 ounces Heinz Chili Sauce
Instructions
- Combine Cranberry Jelly and Chili Sauce in a bowl, and stir until well combined.
- Based upon your preferences, you can alter the proportions of cranberry jelly {sweet} and chili sauce {tangy}.
- Add frozen meatballs to Crockpot and cover with sauce mixture.
- Heat on HIGH for 2 hours or LOW for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Once they’re nice and hot, let simmer on LOW or WARM setting, and serve straight from your slow cooker. ENJOY!
What You’ll Need for This Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe:
5 – 6 quart Crock Pot
These get gobbled up so quickly at my house! They’re sweet… and tangy… and super-easy to make!
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So have you tried this perfect for kickoff Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs Recipe yet?
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Kristin says
What’s the nutritional information on this recipe??
Brooke frisk says
Can I use raw meatballs? I could cook them on high for 4 to 6hrs??
Heidi says
Hi Brooke ~ I’ve found that this particular recipe works better using cooked meatballs. If making homemade meatballs, I’d suggest just cooking them prior to using them in this recipe. Here’s a link to one of my favorite Easy Meatball Recipes…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2009/10/easy-meatball-recipe.html
Hope that helps!
Mandy says
Love this!!!!
kayla says
I am going to try these tonight for my sons and serve them over bow tie pasta. should be yummy. 🙂