Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

These were delicious! I made some changes but I'm sure they would be delicious as is. For the meatballs, I used 1/3 ground beef, 1/3 ground lamb, and 1/3 ground pork. I used crushed Ritz crackers in place of the bread crumbs, and instead of browning them in oil on the stove, I baked them for 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven. I didn't have any grape jelly so I used homemade blackberry jam. I also put about 1 Tbsp. of stone ground mustard in the sauce. I would definitely make this again and I would like to try the sauce with other flavors of jelly. If you use something other than grape jelly just be sure that it is seedless. The blackberry seeds in my sauce were a bit unpleasant.

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MANATEE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

I made these meatballs last night and they were a big hit! I changed the sauce up a little bit by adding a teaspoon of honey and agave sweetener and only 1/2 cup of the chili sauce and it came out great. Will be making these again!

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Samantha Breen

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2011

Meh. I could only find southwestern chili sauce at the grocery store, so I used that with the Smucker's Concord Jelly. I don't know if regular chili sauce would have been better, but I wasn't in love with the flavor. When I had them in the crockpot, it was a really thin liquidy sauce. Once I put the leftovers in the fridge, a hard layer of orange fat hardened on the top. When I skimmed that thick layer off and reheated them, the sauce was a little bit better (not so runny anymore), but I still didn't love the flavor.

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abbyeh

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2011

Just made these for a work pot luck party...not a single meatball left and many compliments! I used the frozedn italian meatballs as well, combined and heated the jelly and chili sauce on the stove and then poured over meatballs. It's that simple!

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kwehmeyer

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2011

I love these! I bake the meatballs instead of cooking them on the stove. I melt the grape jelly and chili mixture before dumping the meatballs in - delish!

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Karis_azura

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2011

These were allright. I've had a many cocktail meatballs (at parties and ones I've made myself) and these were not the best of them. My hubby and I didn't dislike these.... We just didn't feel they were as good as ones we've had before. For a fun twist, I served our MB's over a mound of mashed potatoes with a side of vegetables and pasta in a garlic butter sauce (purchased from my grocer's frozen foods section) and garlic butter crescent rolls. Because I served these as a main entree, I used reduced-sugar jelly to cut come of the sweetness. My chili sauce of choice was Heinz (the rest on the shelf were no name brands I'd never heard of) and of course, my jelly choice was Smucker's. :) Maybe these will be your thing, but they weren't ours. I'll stick with my tried and true recipe. Thanks anyways!

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Chef Mickey (aka Mickey)

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: De Soto, Missouri, USA

Living In: Elgin, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2011

OMG tons of flavor!!! The meatballs on there own were amazing, I think mainly from the onion flakes and you wouldn't believe how great the glaze is! I served these as a meal with brown rice and a side of roasted zucchini and tomatoes. Can't wait to make as an appetizer! These wouldn't make it long!

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mommyluvs2cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2011

These are addictive! I made it as stated, but maybe used a tiny little bit less jelly so they wouldn't taste overpowered and I think I made the right decision for my taste. These will definitely be a huge hit if you make them - they were when I made them, and I finished the left overs (I had 6 people and 5lbs of meatballs...lol... by design, so I could eat the rest! lol!) the next day with the family. Great and really quick recipe!

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HEADMEISTER

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2011

Yum! Got rave reviews. I used 2 1/2 lbs of meat and doubled the rest of the recipe (1 medium onion chopped fine). Left out the milk and baked them (so no crisco needed) I used 1 large jar of Smuckers Jelly and 2 bottles Heinz chili sauce. Heated the sauce on the stove for a few minutes to melt the jelly and then threw it in the crockpot on high for 1 hour. Then I let is sit for another 3 1/2 hours before the party. I had lots of chicken left, but no meatballs. I was really looking forward to leftovers, oh well guess everyone liked them. :-)

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