Posted by Kyron | Posted in Recipes | Posted on 03-02-2008
While typically I feature an 8 hour recipe for the harried special needs parent trying to do it all and prepare dinner too – today I’m featuring a slow cooker favorite that takes less time and is a favorite for occasions like today – Super Bowl Sunday! Rachael Ray would be so proud!!
We hope you enjoy as much as our friends and family seem to whenever I make these. This is a great recipe for appetizer type meatballs – they never fail to disappear at any party I bring them to!!
Original recipe by Janet Anderson on AllRecipes.com
Ingredients:
- 1 cup grape juice
- 1 cup apple jelly
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce
- 4 lbs frozen Italian meatballs
Directions
- In a small saucepan, combine the juice, jelly, ketchup and tomato sauce. Cook and stir over medium heat until jelly is melted; remove from heat.
- Place meatballs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over top and gently stir to coat. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until heated through.
Substitutions/Additions that have also worked well:
- Add worcestershire sauce to taste
- Add hot sauce to taste
- Substitute apricot or peach preserves for apple jelly
- Substitute apple juice for grape juice
- Use ½ cup bbq sauce and ½ cup ketchup
