I made with the frozen meatballs. I mixed together the sauce in the crockpot threw in the meatballs and set on low all day. They were fantastic! We had baked potatoes and green beans with it and it was wonderful.
These meatballs were really good! I changed the sauce just a bit less bbq sauce more cranberry sauce and orange juice instead of lemon. I also browned the meatballs in a skillet before baking them. I'll be making these again as an appetizer for the holidays! Thanks!
I made this for a Christmas party a couple of years ago and had numerous requests for the recipe! I am about to make it again for a potluck and am going to take the recipe along with me as I am sure I will have requests again! Easy to make and you can substitute pre-made meatballs into the sauce for a quick fix! OK so I tried using pre-made meatballs and it was a failure... I needed a big batch so used some pre-made and some homemade and everyone fished around for the homemade!
My family had used this meatball sauce recipe for years except we always use a jar of chili sauce instead of the BBQ sauce. It always turns out great and everyone loves it.
I made this for Christmas eve. What a hit. I made again for New Years doubling the cranberry sauce for a sweeter flavor. Yummy both times!
This was a good recipe, although I modified it slightly. I halved the recipe as 7 portions was too much food.
In the meatball portion of the recipe, I didn't have soy sauce, so I used worcestershire sauce instead. The meatballs came out perfectly, nice and soft, and I cooked them in the oven as explained, but before I covered the meatballs with the sauce, I flipped them over, so they could be cooked evenly on both sides. Next time I would lower the temperature 25 degrees, as I used a pyrex pan.
For the sauce, instead of cranberries, I used 3/4 cup of lingonberries and 1/4 cup of blueberry preserves. I used garlic BBQ sauce and prange juice instead of lemon juice. Once the sauce simmered and then cooked on the actual meatballs, the flavours blended perfectly. I would definitely make again and perhaps attempt a version in the crockpot :)
These have become a hit in my family! The little one loves these and she normally refuses to eat cranberries! I put in about half the required barbeque sauce for added sweetness. I've had a few parties and serviced this and everyone just loves them - throughout the year not just the holidays! FABULOUS! EDIT Just wanted to add to this review... I now make these pretty often... in a pinch for time i'll purchase pre-made meatballs and then cook those in the sauce... HUGE time saver and still completely delicious every time!! Great quick meal to make after work too!
These were really easy and everybody liked them! I used orange juice instead of lemon, and added minced garlic instead of powder. The kids ate them up!
We used a bit of a spicy BBQ sauce. Our kids weren't thrilled with that. Next time we will choose a milder sauce.
Ok. At first I thought they were pretty good when I tried them. But as I ate them they just smelled and tasted like BBQ sauce.
