Easy Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs Recipe
Easy Grape Jelly Meatballs are made with grape jelly, chili sauce and ground beef. I discovered just how easy and delicious they are to make in the slow cooker, almost as easy as using frozen meatballs, but a lot tastier!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs Recipe
Servings: 6
Calories: 177kcal
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 12 oz bottle chili sauce (found in condiment aisle near ketchup)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 cup grape jelly
In large bowl, combine beef, egg, onion and salt.
Mix together and shape into balls.
Cook for 10-15 minutes in a skillet so that you can get some grease out of them. They can finish cooking in the slow cooker.
In crockpot, combine chili sauce, lemon juice and grape jelly.
Stir in meatballs and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
Freezer to Slow Cooker Instructions:
In large bowl, combine beef, egg, onion and salt.
Mix together and shape into balls.
Cook for 10-15 minutes in a skillet so that you can get some grease out of them. They can finish cooking in the slow cooker.
Place in a gallon size freezer safe bag.
Mix together chili sauce, grape jelly and lemon juice.
Pour over the meatballs in the bag.
Label and lay flat to freeze.
Remove from the freezer the night before you plan to cook them.
Follow cooking instructions on above recipe.
Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg