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!
Servings: 6
Calories: 177kcal
Ingredients
- 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
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.
- 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.
Notes
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Nutrition
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