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Crockpot Bourbon BBQ Meatballs

These crockpot bourbon bbq meatballs take just 5 minutes to prep and are the best appetizer for game day, football season or a fun night at home with the family!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 582 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 32 oz bag fully cooked frozen meatballs thawed
  • 2 cups bottled bbq sauce our favorite is Head Country original, but use your favorite
  • 3/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 Tbsp finely minced fresh garlic
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • fresh minced parsley optional - for garnish

Instructions

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  1. Add meatballs to slow cooker. Set aside.
  2. In a bowl, mix together bbq sauce, bourbon, honey, molasses, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper.  Pour over meatballs and stir to coat.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.
  4. Stir before serving, then serve hot, sprinkled with minced fresh parsley if desired.

Notes

  • The calories shown are for a crockpot of meatballs, serving roughly 8 people as an appetizer, with one serving being approximately 4 oz of meatballs.  Please remember, any nutritional information shared is an estimate, since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information.
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  • Type of Meatballs – since this dish has sweeter flavors, I don’t advise using and Italian seasoned meatball variety for this recipe.  Personally, I pick up a bag of my grocery store’s brand meatballs, in the homestyle variety.  Trader Joes has some amazing frozen meatballs as well.
  • Type of BBQ Sauce – to keep things simple, I like to use an original variety of bbq sauce, and let the other flavors shine through.  Any flavor will work though.
  • Bourbon - since the bourbon is mixed in with other flavors, there's no need to break the bank and bust open a bottle of super expensive bourbon for this.  But conversely, you want to enjoy the flavor.  My advise is to just use a brand of bourbon that you would sip on it's own.

Nutrition Information

Calories 582kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 58g (19%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 25g (38%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 825mg (34%) Potassium 725mg (21%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 52g (104%) Vitamin A 215IU (4%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 74mg (7%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 582

% Daily Value*

Calories 582kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 58g 19%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 82mg 27%
Sodium 825mg 34%
Potassium 725mg 15%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 52g 104%
Vitamin A 215IU 4%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 74mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.