We are still in the midst of the holiday season with plenty of parties to attend. Do you need a super quick and easy appetizer to make for your own party or to bring to a friends? How about the Ultimate Party Meatballs? Mom Central provided me the chance to participate in another great blog tour providing the sauce ingredients for me to try out the meatballs.
The tour is from Heinz and Ocean Spray who have teamed up for one of the simplest recipes I’ve ever come across. I made the Ultimate Party Meatball recipe today to take down to my parents house to munch on for Christmas Day. All you need is a 16oz can of Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce, a 12oz bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce, and a 2lb bag of frozen, pre-cooked, meatballs. Throw everything in the slow cooker on high for about 4 hours. That’s it. After the 4 hours just turn it to the warm setting to keep them at the right temperature.
In the past I have made a very similar recipes, but instead of cranberry sauce I used grape jelly. I actually thought they may have tasted more alike, but I was surprised at how different they really were. The ones with grape jelly are much sweeter, the cranberry sauce is a touch sweet, but definitely more savory than anything and the sauce as a whole isn’t as strong as the grape jelly variety. Most of the folks at the Christmas party today have had the grape type so I was sure to ask if they had a preference. My mother-in-law prefers the cranberry variety, my husband prefers the grape variety, and most everyone else said they are both delicious, just different.
You can head over the UltimatePartyMeatballs.com for more great recipes, party ideas, and even a sweepstakes! One lucky winner will win $3,000 in gift cards to hold their own Ultimate Meatball Party, plus 20 winners will each get a new Crock-Pot. Enter before January 31 for your chance to win.
