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3 Ingredient meatballs in a slow cooker.

Easy 3 Ingredient Meatballs (Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs)

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 197kcal
Author: Lauren
These 3 Ingredient Meatballs use frozen meatballs and are such an easy appetizer to make in the slow cooker! They are so tender and delicious in the best sweet and savory sauce that will make your taste buds go crazy. They're the perfect appetizer for any get together but also make a great entree option too!
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 15.5-oz. jar reduced sugar grape jelly
  • 15- oz. BBQ sauce - I used G Hughes sugar free honey
  • 28- oz. frozen & fully cooked turkey meatballs

Instructions

  • In the base of your slow cooker (or in a bowl) mix together the grape jelly and barbecue sauce. Add the bag of meatballs and toss until they’re all coated in sauce.
  • Cook on high for 1-2 hours or on low heat for 2-3 hours. Turn the slow cooker to warm until ready to serve.
  • Enjoy as an appetizer or serve with rice or noodles and vegetables for a main course dish.

Notes

Nutrition information calculated below reflects all the meatballs and half of the sauce. Even scooping some of the sauce out with the meatballs I found myself leaving about half the sauce in the Crockpot. Nutrition information is reflective of this.

Nutrition

Serving: 3meatballs with sauce (193g) | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8.3g