Meatball Appetizer Recipe

If you want to make a variation of the other grape jelly recipe that has more meatballs and more sauce and doesn't have to be monitered use this one.
3 jars of Heinz Chilli Sauce
1/2 bottle of bbq sauce (of your liking)
1/2 jar of grape jelly
1 bag of frozen meatballs
Put it all in a crock pot till warm (on high usually takes about 2 hours unless you defrost the meatballs overnight the night before than its about an hour)

I pour Thai Sweet Chili Sauce over meatballs. Adults love it. It might be a little spicy for small kids. You can get the sauce at Wal-Mart.

The grape jelly one is good, I've had it before.

You can also do frozen meatballs and salsa in a crock pot on low for a few hours too. That's how I do mine.

Good luck!!

I have a very easy but good family recipe that's been used for years...

One jar of grape jelly and one jar of Heinz Chili Sauce... mix the two in a small pan on med-low, once the jelly has melted in with the chili sauce pour over the meatballs... I like to put them in a crock pot and let them simmer for at least 30 min- hour, just to get the flavor in, you can actually do it longer...

they are really good, sweet with a little tang...

Go with Melanie's recipe. I've had that many times, and have even taken it to a recipe club where it was the hit of the party.

spicy meatball

1 package (about 18 ounces) fully-cooked beef meatballs
2 to 3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon honey
Prepared blue cheese dressing
Prepared ranch dressing
Celery sticks
Cook meatballs according to package directions.
Meanwhile, combine hot pepper sauce, butter and honey in large bowl; mix well. Add meatballs; stir to coat. Serve with dressings and celery sticks, as desired.
Makes about 36 appetizers.

1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon minced onion
1/2 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons white sugar
1/2 clove crushed garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS
Combine the milk, dry bread crumbs, and chopped onion. Add meat. Mix well.
Shape into 3 dozen small balls. Place in a shallow baking pan.
Blend water, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Pour over meatballs. Let stand 1 hour. Stir once or twice.
Bake meatballs in sauce, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20-25 minutes. Serve hot in chafing dish.

mexican meatball
1 lb. hamburger
3 sm. ripe tomatoes, chopped fine
1 egg
3/4 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. lard/oil
1/2 c. rice
1/2 minced onion or powder (2 tsp.)
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 qt. water
3 mt. leaves or 2 pinches of cilantro
1/4 c. tomato sauce

Mix together meat, tomatoes, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Make balls the size of walnuts. Heat oil. Add raw rice, brown. Add onions if raw, stir until done, otherwise add water, dry ingredients, cilantro, etc. Add 1/4 cup tomato sauce. Simmer 35 minutes. Taste if soup needs more seasoning. Add more garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper; possible water.

bbq meatball
•3 pounds lean ground beef
•1 cup evaporated milk
•1 cup quick oatmeal
•1 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
•2 large eggs
•1/2 cup finely chopped onion
•1 teaspoon garlic powder
•1 1/2 teaspoons salt
•2 teaspoons chili powder
•1/2 teaspoon black pepper
•.
•Sauce:
•2 cups ketchup
•1 cup brown sugar
•1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
•1/4 cup finely chopped onion
•dash liquid smoke, if desired
Preparation:
Combine meatball ingredients and shape into 1-inch balls. Place in a single layer on cookie sheets lined with waxed paper. Freeze until solid; transfer to freezer bags until ready to cook.
To cook, combine sauce ingredients; stir well. Place frozen meatballs in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish; pour sauce over them. Bake for about 1 hour at 350°. Makes about 6 dozen meatballs.

I love to cook and try new things. I've found the the food network www.foodnetwork.com and www.allrecipes.com have great ideas that work for me.

I too like to make something a little different. Stroganoff meatballs are tasty!

I tend to find 1-2 recipes I think I'll like and then add my touch/taste to the recipe.

There are lots of party and appetizer ideas on these sites. Also...most of the recipes have reviews from REAL people who have tried the recipes.

Good luck!!