Originally Posted by
chuckbere15
What the recipe for the chili sauce and grape jelly?
Hello Quilting Bear,
This recipe is so forgiving, easy peasy, I've never had any to take home and it seems everyone wants to know 'how' to make them. You can use homemade meatballs, frozen from the grocery meatballs, little smokies. Though the ingredients sound weird I assure you it is wonderful!
You can cut the recipe in half easily. If you don't have grape jelly, you can use canned cranberry sauce in a pinch. I personally detest grape jelly but on these meatballs grape is not detectable to me. :0) I use house brand grape jelly or the cheapest on the shelf. The only thing I NEVER compromise is the the chili sauce and I always use Heinz brand found in the catsup aisle of every grocery store. If you want zip you can add a pinch of cayenne or I've seen horseradish as an optional ingredient (I never do but some like a 'snap' to their dishes, but I go for gatherings a mild to everyone appetizer)
It is a recipe that's been around in different versions for at least 30 years. Great for gatherings anytime of year, picnics, luncheons, tailgate parties....The recipe below is for 2 packages of meatballs I took for 30 ladies attending a luncheon with other things being served...not one was left over. Of course if it is a smaller group then cut recipe in half.
If you should want to speed the process you can heat the meatballs first in oven just to defrost them and pre-warm the sauce in micro wave first, then put all the ingredients in the crockpot to keep warm.
MEATBALLS OR LITTLE SMOKIES IN GRAPE JELLY AND CHILI SAUCE1 (32 ounce) jar grape jelly 2 (12 ounce) jars chili sauce (I use Heinz Chili Sauce) 2 packages of Frozen meatballs from Sam's or such..(I personally don't like the Italian meatballs for this appetizer as the parmesan cheese seems to overpower the sauce.)
I combine the jelly and chili sauce in the crockpot stirring together (the jelly will incorporate once warmed) then put the package of meatballs turn the crockpot on low for 2-3 hours. I will gently stir the meatballs a couple of times, to make sure they are totally covered. Voila
Last edited by onaemtnest; 01-13-2012 at 05:07 AM.