Cocktail Meatballs

For a hearty hors d'oeuvre try these cocktail meatballs. Fill your chafing dish high because they will be a huge success.

My brother-in-law expects them at all family gatherings when the get together is at our house. This cocktail meatball recipe has been a family tradition for many years.

As with all recipes we pass along, the cocktail meatballs are tasty and simple to make. You can simplify the process even more by purchasing already made cocktail size meatballs. All you really need is meatballs, grape jelly and Chili Sauce.

For best results, prepare and cook the day before. This gives the sauce a chance to soak into the meatballs for a better taste. Jennifer (our daughter) browns the meatballs and places in the crock pot with the other ingredients to slow cook.

A crock pot is a good way to keep them warm, just have plenty of toothpicks handy for easy eating.

Ingredients for Meatballs;

Your favorite meatball recipe or purchased meatballs.

• 2 lbs Ground Beef
• 1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
• 1/2 Cup Diced Onions (Diced and Sauteed in Butter)
• 1/2 Cup Diced Green Peppers (Diced and Sauteed in Butter)
• 1 Egg
• 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
• Oil for Browning Meatballs
• Butter for Sauteing Peppers and Onions

Ingredients for Sauce;

• 1 Bottle (12 ounce) Chili Sauce
• 10 Ounces Grape Jelly

Mix ground beef with all ingredients for making meatballs; shape into 1-inch balls. Brown meat balls in large oiled skillet. Remove meatballs from skillet and pour off fat. Heat chili sauce and jelly in skillet, stirring constantly, until jelly is melted. Add meatballs and stir until thoroughly coated. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cocktail meatballs.

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