Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2008

These are good, but I'll stick to my favorite version of this recipe...omit the prepared mustard and add 1 can jellied cranberry sauce to 1 bottle chili sauce and 6 oz. grape jelly. It gives it a sweet and sassy flavor.

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Kimberly Tassone

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Home Town: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: White River Junction, Vermont, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008

WONDERFUL!!!. Unfortunantly There were not any mild chili sauce at my grocer, and I was stuck with buying HOT, the chinese or Japanese kind and when they say HOT they mean HOT. They were still very good, just made you want to drag your lips on the ground like a dog..LOL. Just be careful if you have to buy the HOT sauce because it is nothing like the others, but the meatballs were still wonderful.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008

Blech! Did not turn out good at all. Flavorless, definitely missing something. Would not recommend.

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

We really liked these....only gave 4 stars because my boyfriend decided to leave the meatballs in the oven for an hour....can anyone say hard as golf balls? lol....oh well, the sauce was great and I'm positive next time they'll be better!

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LABARBERA

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Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Webster, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007

When i read this recipe I thought no way could this ever be good but with all the great reviews and the recipe being so simple and cheap i had to try it. I'm so happy i did ... The meatballs turned out so good and i know everyone will love them - Thank you

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Tara Rashelle

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2007

My family loves this recipe. I made them for Halloween, Christmas Eve and now requests for New Year's and Superbowl Sunday! Looks like this is a keeper.

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GodivaGirl

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

I made these exactly as stated in the recipe. The sauce was tasty, but didn't seem to stick to the meatballs very well. I was suspicious of making meatballs out of plain meat, and sure enough, the meatballs need some added texture and seasonings. Salt helped a lot. I will try these again and make some changes.

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2007

This is an excellent recipe! I used frozen meatballs in a crock pot. Make sure you mix the ingredients in a bowl and then pour over the meatballs. This version is much nicer compared to the cranberry jelly version I used to make. Great in little mini-roll sandwiches the next day with extra sauce and provelone cheese melted on top. Yummo!

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MAMASPICE

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Home Town: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

This was a very interesting recipe, but it was so good! I made it for a party and no one could because what the sauce was made from. Now everytime I have a party people request my meatballs!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

I get rave reviews on this meatball recipe. I save the leftovers for meatball sandwiches, and the sauce can be used like a barbecue sauce. De-lish!

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Neicy

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2007

Very good sauce. I made the meatballs using BBQ Cola Meatballs recipe from this site but used a mixture of ground venison and italian sausage for the meat. I had to remove the meatballs and cook down the sauce a bit to thicken it.

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Sandra C

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Living In: Shawano, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

Really good! i put a costco pack of frozen meatballs (3/4 of the italian meatball pack.. .it was all that would fit in the crock pot!), two heinz bottles of chili sauce, 40 oz of smuckers grape jelly (2 squeeze tubes), a pinch of kosher salt, 1 tablespoon of worchishire sauce and 2 TBSP of regular mustard. Really easy, the meatballs were gone in 30 minutes.

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

This was the easiest recipe ever! I made these for my daughter's birthday party and heard nothing but great reviews. The sauce is amazing for only three easy ingredients. I'll definitely make them again!

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

these are SOOO easy to make! and they taste great too. just pour everything in the crockpot (my meatballs were still frozen) and set it on low for about 4 hours. I also like more sauce so i add extra chili sauce and jelly.

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Tropical Twist

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

I was pretty skeptical about this recipe, I mean grape jelly and chili sauce? It sounds like an unlikely combo. But I was having 60 people for my son's first birthday and needed something easy that I could make in advance so I tried it. I used frozen cocktail meatballs (3 lb bag). They were gone after about 10 minutes, and everyone was asking for more (in spite of there being plenty of everything else on the table) They were FANTASTIC. I wish I'd made twice as many. The only changes I made were to use a whole jar of each grape jelly and chili sauce, a tablespoon or so of dijon and about the same of worcester sauce. I dumped everything in the crockpot and left in on low for about 4 hours. AMAZING. Easy and a huge crowd pleaser! I will make again for New Year's! Thanks for the great recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

I LOVE THIS RECIPE. IT IS A GO TO ANYTIME I HAVE GUEST. SINCE ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS ARE PANTRY ITEMS. (I ALWAYS HAVE PRECOOKED MEATBALLS IN MY FREEZER) IT CAN BE READY IN MINUTES. THE MUSTARD KEEPS THE SAUCE FROM BEING TO SWEET AND BRINGS A LITTLE TANG TO THE SAUCE. I ALSO ADD A LITTLE BEEF STOCK TO THE SAUCE, AFTER IT THICKENS I BRINGS IN ANOTHER LAYER OF FLAVOR.

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2007

The best way to make this recipe is to use one bag of frozen meatballs, 1 whole jar of grape jelly & 1 whole bottle of chili sauce, forget the mustard!!! Put them in a slow cooker for a couple hours & you've got a meatball recipe that's easier to make than it is to count the 5 stars it deserves!

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Unknown

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007

I highly recommend this recipe. We made this sauce ahead of time and poured it over cooked frozen meatballs in chafing dishes for my wedding reception, and people just raved over them. The sauce is rich, tangy, and simple -- what more could you want?

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SIGMA28

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007

I was afraid of it being too sweet. I felt I had to tweak it to make it taste good. My final recipe turned out to be 1-jar chili sauce 2 oz low sugar grape jelly 1 small can tomato paste 1-teasp. onion powder 2 tbsp dijon mustard Used thawed premade frozen meatballs in crockpot on low for 3 hours. Everyone at the party said they were really good, none were left.

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ChefNan

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Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

Fantastic! Everybody loves these. Like other reviewers, I think it calls for a bit more chili sauce. I used a 4 lb. bag of frozen meatballs, a 32 oz. jar of grape jam, a 12 oz. jar of chili sauce and 2 Tbsp. mustard. It helps a great deal to warm the sauce mixture in a saucepan and whisk it up so the jelly breaks down and it's nicely combined before pouring over the meatballs. I started this with frozen meatballs with the crockpot on low and they were perfect in 4 hours. Kept them on low throughout the party. UPDATE: Made again with a big package (Costco) of Aidells Chicken and Pineapple Terriyaki meatballs and it was better.

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