Easy Cocktail Meatballs

[Tearose84]

1 bag fully cooked meatballs, thawed
1 bottle chili sauce
1 can cranberry jelly
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice


In saucepan mix chili sauce, cranberry jelly, brown sugar and lemon juice. Heat and stir until smooth. Place meatballs on a cookie sheet. Pour sauce over. Bake at 300 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Place in crockpot to keep warm.

[ConnieP]

Re: Easy Cocktail Meatballs

Love this recipe and copying it off for tomorrow. Thank you.

[Antilope]

Re: Easy Cocktail Meatballs

Another really good meatball dish is this oldie, but goodie:


Waikiki (Sweet & Sour) Meatballs

From Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library - 1971

-Meatballs-
1 1/2 lb ground beef
2/3 cup cracker crumbs
1/3 cup onion; minced
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 cup milk; for meatballs

-Sweet & Sour Sauce-
1 tbsp shortening
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar; packed
1 (14 oz) can pineapple chunks in syrup, drained (reserve syrup)
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/3 cup green pepper; chopped

Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape into balls.
Melt shortening, brown and cook meatballs. Remove meat and keep warm, remove fat.

Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar, and soy sauce until smooth.
Cook, stirring, until boiling. Boil and stir one minute.
Add meatballs pineapple and green pepper, heat through.

Serve over steamed white rice.

[sail7seas]

Re: Easy Cocktail Meatballs

[QUOTE]=Tearose84;422941
1 bag fully cooked meatballs, thawed
1 bottle chili sauce
1 can cranberry jelly
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice


In saucepan mix chili sauce, cranberry jelly, brown sugar and lemon juice. Heat and stir until smooth. Place meatballs on a cookie sheet. Pour sauce over. Bake at 300 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Place in crockpot to keep warm.[/QUOTE]


I used to make this recipe years ago and they were always a hit.

I made my own meatballs as I don't think we could buy bags of ready made then. I used same ingredients but put it in large saucepan or 5 qt dutch oven and cooked covered on top of stove for about 45 minutes. Just offering an alternative cooking method.

[Tearose84]

Re: Easy Cocktail Meatballs

Wakiki Meatballs...when I first got married I copied that exact recipe onto an index card from my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook!

Sail7Seas...I always buy my meatballs just because mine always fall apart for any recipe I make. I am a lousy meatball maker.