Sweet with just a little bit of kick these 4 ingredient Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs are quick to whip up and serve a crowd.
Do you have a lot of get togethers or just love meatballs? These Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs are just the recipe that you’ve been looking for.
Simple and easy to find ingredients, you can never go wrong with this recipe. It’s completely addicting and we can’t get enough of these.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Cooked in a crockpot these meatballs are thrown together and are effortless, an easy appetizer recipe that is a hit.
- With easy ingredients that are easy to find in your local grocer, there is nothing weird in the recipe that you have to go special order or go to a specialty store to find.
- Frozen meatballs helps with this recipes ease, but you can also make homemade meatballs if you’d like!
It’s no secret that I love appetizers, I’ve mentioned in almost all of my appetizer posts. I could just make a whole meal out of hand-held delicious food.
This Sweet & Sour Slow Cooker Meatball recipe is just one of or many favorites. The flavor is just perfect for us, sweet with a hint of heat, a combination that you cannot go wrong with.
Some of my other favorite meatball recipes that we have on our site include Asian Crock Pot Meatballs, Honey BBQ Crockpot Meatballs and Easy Enchilada Crockpot Meatballs!
You really cannot go wrong using your Crockpot or Slow Cooker any time of year.
HOW TO MAKE SWEET & SPICY SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS, STEP BY STEP:
- Place frozen meatballs in crockpot
- Add spicy Thai chili sauce.
- Add in grape jelly.
- Add in pineapple tidbits.
- Stir everything to combine.
- Cover and heat on high for 1-2 hour or low for 3-4 hours, uncover and stir everything again before serving.
These Sweet & Sour Slow Cooker Meatballs could not get any more simple! It is such a find appetizer, the kids even enjoy. It’s not too spicy for them either.
It’s really a recipe that is more sweet with a little bit of kick at the end, it is absolutely perfect for get togethers because it makes a bunch!
They don’t last long in this house because we absolutely love them!
HOW LONG TO COOK FROZEN MEATBALLS IN CROCKPOT:
For this Slow Cooker Meatball Recipe we cook our meatballs on high for 1-2 hours. You can also cook on low for 3-4 hours as well, it all depends on the timeframe that you want these done.
We like ours done a little sooner so we usually cook them on high, but if you are in no hurry and just want to get them out of the way then low will work. Then just keep on warm when serving.
CAN I USE HOMEMADE MEATBALLS?
Yes you can! Now you don’t need to actually cook your meatballs before placing in your slow cooker, you can shape them and cook on high for 3-4 hours.
If you do decide to cook your meatballs before placing in crockpot then again cook on high 1-2 hour or low 3-4 just like you would with the frozen version.
HOW TO STORE:
These are best stored refrigerated. You can place them in an airtight container like a Tupperware container or a ziptop bag.
Place in the refrigerator and they should keep for 3-4 days, you can reheat by microwaving or even pacing back in the slow cooker and placing on low until warmed.
We literally cannot get enough of these Slow Cooker Meatballs. It is one of our most made appetizer recipes that we make.
I cannot lie on that one, we love meatballs so much, so these and the ones linked above are recipes that we make probably at least once a month if not more.
They are good game day food since football has now started we always need some snacks, and they are also amazing to bring to parties!
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- If using frozen meatballs, use the homestyle and not the Italian versions, the Italian version would alter the flavor of these meatballs.
- You can easily cut t this recipe in half. I would recommend using a smaller 5-6 quart crockpot if you were going to do that.
- Make sure to periodically stir your meatballs throughout cooking to distribute the sauce.
- Turkey meatballs also work well in this recipe so you can always substitute that!
If you want a sweet and spicy appetizer that’s easy to whip up and even easier to scarf down then you need to make these Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs!
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Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs
Ingredients
- 48 oz bag of Fully Cooked Frozen Homestyle Meatballs
- 12 oz spicy Thai chili sauce
- 20 oz grape jelly
- 20 oz can of pineapple tidbits drained
Instructions
- Place frozen meatballs in crockpot.
- Add spicy Thai chili sauce, grape jelly, and pineapple tidbits and stir to combine.
- Heat on high for 2 hours (or low for 4 hours).
- Stir and enjoy!
Notes
- If using frozen meatballs, use the homestyle and not the Italian versions, the Italian version would alter the flavor of these meatballs.
- You can easily cut t this recipe in half. I would recommend using a smaller 5-6 quart crockpot if you were going to do that.
- Make sure to periodically stir your meatballs throughout cooking to distribute the sauce.
- Turkey meatballs also work well in this recipe so you can always substitute that!
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