Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

This was okay. I couldn't taste the cola (although I added more than the recipe called for) - maybe I added too much black pepper, since it seemed to have a decent amount of heat to it and wasn't very sweet. No green pepper, about 1.75 cups of cola, and about 1/2 the vinegar as per the other reviews. Assembled the sauce and cooked it down for a good hour at a fast simmer, broiled the meatballs and added them to the sauce, simmering for about 30 minutes. Served over rice.

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My Husband's Wife

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

I only made the sauce for store bought premade turkey meatballs. Its been a staple for 5 years.

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CPA

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Living In: Naperville, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2009

These are great! More sauce is always a good idea.

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Mandy3326

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009

My whole family loves these. Very easy to make and a great slow cooker dish, great for entertaining as an appetizer or just for the family as a new version of spaghetti and meatballs.

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Keiko

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2009

I used a homemade dry ranch dressing mix and red pepper instead of green. I also used Coke Zero and added a tbsp. of smoke flavoring to the sauce. It's cooking in the slow cooker right now and smells wonderful. NOTE: Cooking the meatballs in the oven before adding it to the crockpot sauce is wonderful because most of the grease cooks out and dosen't water down your sauce. Less fat! I think next time instead of adding so many bread crumbs, I might use half low-carb bread crumbs(you can make your own in the blender lickety-split) and half parmesan cheese.

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tat2whttrsh aka Lambchop's Mom

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Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

Everyone liked these!

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cookie momma

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Reviewed: May 22, 2009

I made the sauce as written exactly and it was horrible. I made 5 cocktail meatball recipes from this site and did a taste comparison. This was the worst of all 5. The best was sweet & sour meatballs. Will not make again.

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DMPLAN

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Reviewed: May 5, 2009

After reading previous reviews, I made this recipe (for my book club) using double the sauce and a little less vinegar. Thay all loved it & wanted the recipe.

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Eleanor M

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2009

YUMMY!!!!!!DELICIOUS!!!!!!!GREAT!!!!!

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heidi

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

Like some other reviewers, I found myself using frozen meatballs simply to save on time during a busy work week. I followed the other directions with the addition of some shallots in the sauce. I will admit that during cooking, it had a very strong vinegar aroma, so I wasn't sure I would like it. But the taste was good, so overall a good recipe.

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PrncssLee

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Living In: Watertown, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

The meatballs were delicious but we didn't like the sauce so much. Will definately make the meatballs again.

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eab1112

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Home Town: Westerly, Rhode Island, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2009

The sauce was too sour for me.

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mellycrens

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

We made these for a New Years Day neighborhood party and they were a big hit. We used the precooked frozen meatballs for convenience.

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shirley

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

This recipe was so awesome! It was incredibly easy and it was a great hit!

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tpierce

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

Used store bought meatballs. They smelled great and tasted good. The sauce was lighter than the traditional BBQ sauce we are used too - people were split 50/50 on which they liked better. I will make these again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2008

This is really very good (and intriguing since it contains Pepsi). I have to reserve 5 star ratings for the really spectacular meals or else I would rate too many things 5 star. This is 4.5, so thanks a lot. I would comment that as a main dish, this recipe serves only about 8, not 18 (a typo I wonder? Or maybe 18 appetizer servings). Also, I don't have a slow-cooker, but it worked well in a normal pot simmering on low for about 40 minutes.

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LoveNCyprus

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Home Town: Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

I didn't make the sauce yet, but the meatballs were terrific. I omitted the grated onion and baked them as directed- quick and easy and good flavor.

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2008

Made this for a baby shower and it went over very well. Everyone raved about it. I added a 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the recipe.

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008

These were tasty but VERY sweet and the taste seems to stay with you for a long time. If I make these again I will use less vinegar too as they were tangier than I like.

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2008

My husband liked these although I wasn't all that impressed. (I like the Cajun Appetizer meatballs from this website much, much better!) I increased the sauce by half and, as others mentioned, the sauce did have a slight vinegar taste.

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