18 Reviews of Grape Jelly Meatballs

From: Shannon Sweet

On Oct 9, 2003

I love this for parties, but also have come to serve it as a dinner over rice. However, I put my meatballs into the crockpot raw and let them cook in the sauce for several hours, it give the meatballs a much better taste (beware of this method if you are not using a very lean meat or you will have to much excess grease). I nix the worcestershire sauce and add a dash of lemon juice and hot sauce...PERFECT!

From: Dennis McCauley

On Mar 3, 2001

As a professional chef, when I read recipes I usually can visualize the taste from the list of ingredients. This one, however, had me stumped. The recipe is dead easy and the results were surprisingly good. I would recommend this for a buffet at a party(with toothpicks for that 60's kitch feel). One adaptation I suggest is to increase the worcestershire and add cayenne or tabasco to taste, simmer the sauce without the meatballs, and barbecue some ribs using this as the barbecue sauce. Yum! Pass the cole slaw, please.

From: 4gals2guys

On Jul 3, 2006

This is a great recipe. I disagree with members saying make them with store bought meatballs unless your in a hurry. This recipe is much better, the meatballs are tender and your guests will see you took the time to make homemade.

From: Jill (Bean) Lucier

On Aug 21, 2001

LOTS of compliments when I made this sauce for a party and used it with cocktail sausages. I also added dried minced onion to the sauce.

From: Dee Grisham

On Jul 12, 2001

This sauce works great with little smokies and is quick and easy to make the morning of a "feed" day at work. Just put it all in a crock pot and plug it in. By lunch, it's a big hit.

From: Grace Lynn

On Nov 2, 2003

I was kind of skeptical when I saw this recipe, but I needed an easy recipe for a party of 30+ people. I bought a 6 lb. bag of pre-made meatballs from Costco, cooked the sauce a little over the stove top and poured it over the meatballs in my crockpot. Cooked on low for 6 hours and it was perfect! Got lots of compliments from my guests! Thank you so much for such a tasty and simple recipe!

From: Melissa Wells

On Mar 20, 2004

Pass on the potatoes..dont use Worcestershire sauce in the sauce. Make it simple.. just buy the pre-made meatballs "Armour" I think is the name brand I use. all you need to do is put the 5 pound bag of meatballs in a pot, pour 2 jars of chilli sauce and one 32 oz of grape jelly simmer for an hour then your ready for a party or get together of up to 25 people. All under 15 bucks.

From: solo11

On Feb 4, 2002

These went very fast! Very good and easy to make.

From: Mysterygirl

On Feb 4, 2002

Loved this. I used store bought meatballs and a package of little smokies. They were a hit.

From: Larry Thornton

On Oct 15, 2001

When i make these i use a jar of salza works great