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Meatball Sauce
This is the easiest meatball sauce recipe around! With just two simple ingredients you can have a flavorful sauce for meatballs to serve as an appetizer.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Servings:
16
Calories:
69
Author:
Sauce Fanatic
Ingredients
10
ounces
grape jelly
12
ounces
chili sauce
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Instructions
In a saucepan, combine the grape jelly and chili sauce.
Heat over low heat until the jelly is melted and the sauce is well combined.
Store in a tight sealing container in the refrigerator until ready to use or use right away in one of the following ways.
Cook sauce on the stove top with meatballs:
Add the sauce and meatballs to a large saucepan.
Cover and simmer over medium heat until the sauce is hot, about 10 minutes.
Cook sauce with meatballs in a slow cooker:
Add the sauce and meatballs to a slow cooker.
Cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or low for 3 to 4 hours.
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Notes
Meatballs:
Use with 1 (32-ounce) bag frozen fully cooked meatballs (about 50).
Make ahead tip:
The sauce will keep for up to 1 week stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Cooked sauce and meatballs can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in the slow cooker or on the stove.
Makes about 2 cups.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
tablespoons
|
Calories:
69
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
16
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
0.1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
0.01
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.03
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
0.01
g
|
Sodium:
291
mg
|
Potassium:
92
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
11
g
|
Vitamin A:
145
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
8
mg
|
Iron:
0.3
mg