Spicy Party Meatballs

NurseJaney's Note:

From Southern living 2000 Annual. This makes an easy appy for home entertaining. Carries well in an oven-proof bowl, to re-heat in microwave.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 10-12

Yield: 4.0 dozen

• 1 (12 ounce) jar seafood cocktail sauce
• 1 (10 ½ ounce) jar jalapeno jelly
• ½ small sweet onion , minced
• 0.5 (3 lb) package frozen meatballs , cooked

Directions:

1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring until jelly melts and mixture is smooth.
2. Stir in meatballs. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 35-40 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.

Reviews

[Chef Buggsy Mate]

What a tasty meatball dish. I like the flavor of these meatballs much more then the typical grape jelly recipe you find at most hot dish gatherings. As a matter of fact, I made the recipe for dinner tonight so I could sample it prior to a function coming up. I cooked the entire dish in my crock pot and it worked just fine. I will definitely be taking this to an upcoming church function. The only thing I will do differently is increase the sauce ingredients. Definitely going to file this with the go to keepers. Thanks for sharing your recipe Janey. Made and reviewed for the 54th AUS/NZ Recipe Swap.

[shellefishe]

These meatballs were a hit at my Christmas open house! I mixed the sauce in the crackpot, added frozen meatballs and in a few hours they were ready! A nice change from the 'regular' bottled bar-b-que sauce I normally use; and not much more difficult.

[Gerry]

This makes for a wonderful appetizer! Other than using home made meatballs made as posted for another NurseJaney recipe that was a hit at our house. Easy and good makes this one a winner - and makes it into my Appetizer Cookbook! An Auz/NZ recipenap.