big earl's party meatballs

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Smiths Station, AL
Updated on Jan 20, 2014

Easy, quick, crock pot appetizer for any party. You may also adjust the heat index to suit your taste.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 6 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield approx 20

Ingredients

  • 4 bottles chili sauce (12 ounces each) (note)
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 can pineapple, crushed (20 ounces with juice)
  • 1 jar grape jelly (24 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce (optional, to taste)
  • 1 cup carbonated cola
  • 80 small meatballs
  • 1 can pineapple tidbits , drained (20 ounces)
  • 4 large jalapeno peppers, seeds and veins removed, chopped (optional)

How To Make big earl's party meatballs

  • Step 1
    Pour the four bottles of chili sauce into a large crock pot. Rinse each bottle out with the apple cider vinegar. After rinsing the fourth bottle add the vinegar to the crock pot.
  • Step 2
    Add the crushed pineapple, grape jelly, brown sugar, hot sauce, jalapeno peppers, and carbonated cola into the crock pot. Cook on medium for about 1 hour, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, the jelly has melted, and all the ingredients are completely incorporated.
  • Step 3
    Add meatballs and stir to coat them with sauce. Cook on low for about six hours if the meatballs were frozen, about three hours if they were thawed. Stir occasionally.
  • Step 4
    About 1 hour before serving add the pineapple tidbits and continue to cook on low.
  • Step 5
    NOTE: You can use hot or mild chili sauce depending on how spicy you want the sauce to be. Liquid Fire: 4 bottles hot chili sauce, plus hot sauce of your choice, plus 4 finely diced jalapeno peppers with seeds. Very Spicy: 4 bottles hot chili sauce. Little Spicy: 3 hot chili sauce and 1 mild or original chili sauce Medium Spicy: 2 hot chili sauce and 2 mild or original chili sauce Not So Spicy: 1 hot chili sauce and 3 mild or original chili sauce No Kick at All: 4 mild or original chili sauce

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