Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Meatballs Recipe

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Published: August 9, 2012Updated: March 23, 2021Author: Elyse Ellis
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Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
Don’t you love recipes where you simply dump the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it do the work for you?!  This recipe has only 3 ingredients and is so delicious that you’ll want to make it again and again!
Serves: 8 people

SLOW COOKER BBQ CRANBERRY MEATBALLS RECIPE

This recipe has only 3 ingredients and is so delicious that you’ll want to make it again and again!
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 4 hrs
Total Time 4 hrs 5 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1 (24 oz) package frozen meatballs (I used turkey meatballs)
  • 2 (14 oz) cans jellied cranberry sauce
  • 2 (20 oz) bottles BBQ sauce

Instructions

  • Combine jellied cranberry sauce and BBQ sauce in a crock pot and stir until smooth. Add meatballs and stir until well coated.
  • Cook for 2-5 hours on low. Serve over rice or with toothpicks.

Nutrition

Calories: 617 kcal · Carbohydrates: 96 g · Protein: 16 g · Fat: 19 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Cholesterol: 61 mg · Sodium: 1532 mg · Potassium: 599 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 85 g · Vitamin A: 365 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 63 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

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  2. Mary Huston says:
    August 9, 2012
    I've always made them with grape jelly and Heinz Chili Sauce! I'll have to try these!
    Reply
  3. Party of Ten says:
    August 10, 2012
    Hi Sisters! I just wanted to tell you I had seen you on Pinterest but finally clicked over to your website, and I'm glad I did! This is such a cute site that I will definitely be following along. I have 8 children (5 boys, 3 girls, ranging in age from almost 15-10 months) but having 6 sisters must be a ton of fun :) I'm loving your slow cooker recipes for the weekdays when our evenings are hectic with sports. I'm sure my husband will appreciate it! Thanks again, and I will be checking back often :)
    Reply
  4. Shanta' says:
    September 2, 2012
    Yummy, we had this tonight. I did cut the sauce ingredients in half and actually had a 32 oz bag of meatballs...perfect! This is a Kemp Keeper!
    Thanks!
    Shanta'
    Reply
  5. Ali @craftyWImama says:
    October 26, 2012
    I made these for our baby's baptism party - I was going for a fall theme for food, and the cranberries are what won me over :) Plus it's easy food to eat off of a paper plate, but yet hearty for those who want more than just a fruit and veggie tray.
    This recipe turned out so amazingly good it's insane. I used about 3.5 lbs of frozen meatballs, and 2 packages of little wienies (football loving men and 3 year-olds both can't resist little hot dogs).
    Since I had more meat, used a double sized bottle of bbq (from Sam's Club) and one can of whole cranberry sauce. It was the perfect amount of sauce, and the cranberries added a wonderful sweetness and tanginess.
    We've been devouring the leftovers & we like them best served with mashed potatoes.
    Thank you so much for posting this! We will be making it often!
    Reply
  6. Gabriela says:
    November 30, 2013
    Amazingly good! made it tonight and I made my own meatballs too.
    Reply
  7. Sarah says:
    June 15, 2014
    I need to make this for 20-25 people. Should I double, triple the recipe?? Thanks!
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      June 17, 2014
      This recipe serves about 7 to 8 people. So you will want to at least triple the recipe. If you are feeding a lot of adult men, you may want to quadruple the recipe.
      Reply
  8. tish says:
    November 7, 2014
    I've made this sauce my whole life... my mom cut the recipe out in the 1950's... BUT... so worth making the cocktail meatballs night before... ground beef, mined onions, sweet pickle relish... then roll the meatballs and shake in (chicken) shake-n-bake in the oven, then into the crock pot day of the party with cranberry & ketchup...
    Reply
    • Susan B says:
      December 7, 2019
      Thanks for that recipe for the meatballs. I’m not a fan of the frozen ones and this is one I haven’t seen. Sounds great.
      Reply
  9. staci D says:
    January 4, 2015
    Will it turn out the same if I use a can of Whole cranberry? I don't have the jellied on hand?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      January 6, 2015
      It should be fine with whole cranberries. Especially if you love cranberries!
      Reply
  10. Rachel Page says:
    July 31, 2015
    This is so easy, so quick, and so yummy! Everyone just loved them.
    Reply
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