Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs (Or Cocktail Sausages)

Submitted by gailanng

"Chipotle-Barbecue Sausage Bites: Substitute 2 (16-oz.) packages cocktail-size smoked sausages for meatballs. Proceed with recipe as directed, decreasing water to 1/2 cup and simmering mixture 15 minutes.  From Southern Living."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 12 Appetizers

ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce
• 1 (18 ounce) jar cherry preserves
• 3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, undrained
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, from can
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen meatballs

directions

1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients and 1 1/2 cups water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, 40 to 45 minutes. (Sauce will thicken.) .
2. Keep warm in a slow cooker on WARM or LOW, if desired.