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Just 3 ingredients to make a delicious appetizer that's holiday perfect! These Slow Cooker Cranberry meatballs take no time to prep and heat up perfectly in a couple of hours on a high setting. So tasty, it would be an instant hit for your Christmas or New Year's Eve Parties!

SLOW COOKER 3-INGREDIENT CRANBERRY MEATBALLS

Manila Spoon
Just 3 ingredients to make a delicious appetizer that's holiday perfect! These Slow Cooker Cranberry meatballs take no time to prep and heats up perfectly in a couple of hours on high setting. So tasty, it would be a instant hit for your Christmas or New Year's Ever Parties!
4.85 from 13 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Appetizers
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 303 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 28 oz fully cooked homemade or storebought frozen meatballs, (weight may vary between 26-28 oz depending on the brand)
  • 14 oz canned Jellied Cranberry Sauce, can also use whole berry canned cranberry sauce
  • 12 oz bottle Heinz Chili Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the cranberry jelly and chili sauce in a bowl. Stir until well combined. Heating the mixture to make sure it's fully mixed is an option.
  • Stir until well combined.
  • Heating the mixture to make sure it's fully mixed is an option.
  • Place the cooked frozen meatballs into the slow cooker or crockpot.
  • Pour the sauce mixture on top.
  • Stir and try to coat all the meatballs with the sauce.
  • Heat on HIGH for 2 hours or LOW for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Once fully heated through, let simmer on LOW or WARM setting. These meatballs may be served straight from the slow cooker.

Notes

TIPS & TRICKS
You can also use Asian sweet chili sauce for this recipe. Since it's spicier than the American chili sauce, use between 1/2-3/4 cup diluted with 1/4 cup water. You can adjust the heat level to your liking. Proceed with the  rest of the instructions above.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 15gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 502mgPotassium: 365mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 254IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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