Description
Delicious meatballs cooked in a tangy cranberry and chili sauce, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 900 g frozen meatballs (beef or turkey)
- 360 ml cranberry sauce (whole berry or jellied)
- 240 ml chili sauce
- 120 ml brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp garlic powder (optional)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Add the frozen meatballs to a large saucepan or slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs and stir gently to coat.
- Stovetop: Simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Slow Cooker: Cook on LOW for 3–4 hours or HIGH for 1½–2 hours.
- Serve warm with toothpicks or over rice.
Notes
- These meatballs can be kept warm in a slow cooker during parties.
- Adjust the level of spice in the chili sauce to your preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop or Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dozen meatballs
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg