da bomb - made these many times and they're always a hit

This was a good recipe. Instead of using the cranberry sauce, I used grape jelly.

I didn't try this because I am not a fan of Meatballs of any kin. However I had made this twice. Once for Thanksgiving and once for a family thing. It was a nice change to the traditional bbq meatballs. People loved the sweetness to it. It wasn't over powering and surprisingly good.

Always a crowd favorite, and so easy to make!

Made this for one of our "Beast Feasts" (wild game cookout) where over 50 people showed up. I made the meatballs (about 60) using venison then baked them before adding the rest of the ingredients in the crockpot. I had about 1/4 of the meatballs left at the end of the day but there were at least 15 other dishes served as well. One of the guests used some of the sauce on a Boston Butt chunk...so I tried that and it was fabulous! I think these would have gone over even better with a different audience...our guests were mostly good ol' boys who prefer to use fingers to forks at these outdoor gatherings.

These meatballs were pretty good--good sweet and sour flavor. The sauerkraut turned off some of the guests from an appearance standpoint, but the flavor really was good! The recipe calls for "tomato based chili sauce" and I had the hardest time finding it--there is chili sauce in the oriental section, mexican section, chili section, but I finally found the correct chili sauce in with the ketchup! :)

I made the recipe as given and I found it a bit odd in texture, I would give it a 3. Next time I would brown/bake the meatballs to get a bit crispy. The rest of the family thought that they were great and had them as hot meatball sandwiches and on hot pasta.

This sounded really good, but I did everything exactly by the recipe and it was one of the worst. The kraut did not compliment the tomato based chili and the 'sweet and sour' I was going for did not turn out to be pleasant.

This recipe was very good. I have made it several times for my husband's Sunday football get togethers. The only thing I changed was instead of the sauerkraut, I put in the same amount of chopped white onion. The flavor is absolutely amazing and even my 4 year-old daughter can't quit eating them.

I made these for New Year's Day, and everyone loved them! I only put in 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and they were still very sweet. I will definitely make these again. Thanks for the recipe!

This is THE BEST meatball recipe! I have made a variation of this for years, as well. I bake the meatball in the oven first, then add them to the crock pot (less grease), use jellied cranberry sauce and only 3-4 T chili sauce . This one is a keeper! Try it!!

It's (the recipe) okay. I usually make a stroganoff style meatball which everyone loves. The flavors just didn't seem to mesh to me. I'm taking them to a party tonite. Will edit if others like them better than I did. **Edit. Well others said they were good, but they still liked my other recipe better. I might try it again minus the sauerkraut.

This was good...but I was looking for a bit more "bavarian taste"...not so much the sweet meatballs. I think next time I would add a few caraway seeds to this and maybe another can of sauerkraut.

This was GREAT! These did not last long on the table at all. It smells fabulous too.

As written it was OK. I thought the flavor was good, however the sauce tasted a bit "greasy/oily". If I make again, I probably oven bake the meatballs first and then add to the saurkraut mixture in the slow-cooker.

This recipe is excellent! It has the weirdest ingredients I have ever combined, but the taste is fantastic. I took it with me to a Thanksgiving party and several people asked for the recipe. Very easy and very well received. I did double the amount of meatballs, but everything else was exactly as the recipe called for.

Absolutely wonderful!!! A breeze to throw together. I used cranberry jelly (as opposed to the whole berries) as it's what I had to hand, and I really liked the texture. The sweetness was just right. The kiddos didn't care for the texture of the sauerkraut, so I plucked out a few meatballs...they liked the flavor and ate several. I served this with the easy corn casserole and garlic mashed potatoes, which was a PERFECT combination. The "gravy" was sweet (but not too sweet) and thick enough to cover the potatoes. I highly recommend this recipe- it would be great for a potluck at the office, a shower, holiday event, etc. This will get rave reviews from everyone! As another poster said, don't be put off by the ingredients- the blend of flavors is amazing! Try it!