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Cranberry Meatballs
Three Ingredients is all that stands in your way for these easy Cranberry Sauce Meatballs. These cocktail meatballs are a hit for a holiday appetizer or a perfect appetizer to serve a crowd at holiday parties.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 64 meatballs
Calories: 60 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 14 ounces cranberry sauce canned, jellied
- 14 ounces Thai sweet chili sauce
- 2 pounds frozen cocktail meatballs
Instructions
- Add the cranberry sauce and sweet chili sauce to the slow cooker. Stir to combine well.
- Add the frozen meatballs and stir to coat completely with the cranberry sauce mixture.
- Cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
- Garnish with chopped chives if desired.
- Keep on the warm setting in the crockpot for up to 1 hour.
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Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- Use ketchup, Heinz chili sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce instead of the Thai sweet chili sauce if desired.
- Add a ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper if you like them spicier.
- Add ¼ cup of brown sugar.
- Make you own meatballs if desired but bake them for about 10 minutes prior to adding them to the crockpot to lock in the juices.
- For thicker sauce, remove the lid for the last 20-30 minutes of cooking.
- Use turkey meatballs if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1meatball
Calories
60kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
70mg
(3%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
4IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 64meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1meatball | |
| Calories | 60kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 70mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 4IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.