Reviewed: May 3, 2006

This is a great recipe. I don't fry the meatballs. I just put them on a pan and cook them in the oven. Then I turn them out into a slow cooker with the sauce ingredients, and cook for a about an hour on low. They are always one of the first things to run out on the buffet.

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STEPHANY BROWN

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Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2006

Great sauce! Everyone loved them at the last gathering. No leftovers with one!

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Holly

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2006

This recipe was a real hit at my party. I used 3 lbs. frozen meatballs, thawed and browned in shortening. For the sauce I use 1 1/2 bottles Heinz chili sauce, 1 18-oz bottle grape jelly, and 1/2 c. jalepeno jelly for a little added "kick". Wonderful. I also served them the next nignt for dinner over brown rice as another reviewer suggested.

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Sharon H

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2006

Wicked good meatballs. Everyone raved. Changes I made: I cut the onions down a bit - but that is a personal taste. I used Extra Virgin Olive oil in place of shortening.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2006

These were incredibly easy to make. A few changes I made: apparently, the instructions don't want you to drain off the shortening after frying the meatballs; I did and they were fine. I whisked together the jelly and the chili sauce in a crock pot and then put the meatballs on top of that and spooned the sauce over them. I let them go on high about an hour and then turned the setting to "keep warm." They were very good and stayed moist and tender in the crockpot. One change I would make, I think the meatballs have too much onion. Ordinarily I love onion, but these didn't seem right with that much of it. Next time I'll cut it in half or use just a bit of dehydrated onion. Even better, I'll just buy a bag of frozen meatballs. LOL The recipe is a keeper though. Thanks!

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April

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2005

yummy! Used frozen meatballs - very easy.

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2005

Great recipe - I made my own milk free meatballs one time and bought frozen meatballs the second. The home made meatballs were a bigger hit but both went over well. Oh yes - I increased the ratio of sauce for meatballs and made in crockpot.

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2005

I just use the Costco frozen Italian style beef meatballs. I add a bit of mustard and worcestershire sauce to the sauce, about 1-1/2 tbsp each and some ground pepper. Always the first thing to get finished at the office potlucks. People are amazed at the easiness of the recipe, once they wrap their heads around the idea of heated grape jelly glaze. It is so awesome that I always have to set aside a small batch for the hubby to eat for dinner with brown rice....

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2005

I have made these many times over the past few years. No matter how many I make...there are NEVER any leftovers. Never. MAKING the meatballs from scratch really does make a difference. :) I've tried the frozen ones....it was fine. But, scratch made is PERFECT.

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2005

This is the PERFECT meatball recipe! I get asked all the time for my secrets... I will always make meatballs just like this!

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JoonOfArc

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2005

The BEST meatballs we've ever served - everyone at our party loved them and we ran out (made 32 servings for 8 people, haha)!

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MEGYEAH

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2005

This recipe is easy to make and delicious! I used ground turkey instead of beef and added 3 tablespoons of hot jalepeno jelly to the sauce for some added kick- it was a hit!

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2005

This was great!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2005

I've not made the homemade meatballs, I usually buy the frozen ones from Sams. This is the exact sauce I have always used on them and it is WONDERFUL! You have to try it. Then get the cocktail weiners and mix apple jelly and mustard to put them in, it is just as good. Two saucy thumbs up for this recipe!

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2005

I made about 600 meatballs for my receptions and froze them 2 weeks ahead of time. I made the sauce the afternoon of the reception, and so all the girls I hired had to do was throw the thawed meatballs in the sauce! (I had those tin heater catering things, so it was kept warm all night) There wasn't one meatball left! Perfect for big gatherings because you can prepare in advance.

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2005

These were pretty good. I used a 16oz bag of frozen meatballs that I heated up in the oven. The sauce is tasty but seems like it's missing something.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2005

This was our 1st attempt at meaballs, these were easy to make and looked great but only tasted average. I thought they needed something else added to the meat, dont know exactly what tho. We added a packet of dry onion soup mix to the sauce mixture. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2005

See Cocktail Meatballs!

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2005

I made this for our Christmas pot luck at work and they were great. It was my first attempt at home made meatballs and I was quite impressed. I used ground turkey instead of beef and baked the meatballs then added them to the sauce. I let them marinate overnight and the next day they were excellent.

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JAMM2000

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2005

The best meatballs we've ever had. Made them for our Christmas party and they were gone within 10 minutes, made more for our kids and again they ate them right up and were asking for more.

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