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    Home » Meat » Beef

    Sweet and Sour Meatballs

    Published: Jun 27, 2020 · Modified: Aug 20, 2022 by Ashley Havecker

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    These sweet and sour meatballs are homemade meatballs that are cooked in the crockpot with a two-ingredient sauce, ketchup, and jelly. It makes a perfect main course or party appetizer that always gets rave reviews!

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    • Sweet and Sour Meatballs

    The Story about these Meatballs:

    My mother-in-law, Noreen, makes this fantastic recipe of sweet and sour meatballs. These sweet and sour meatballs are an event necessity at every celebration we have from Christmas to Easter, and also just because we love them! We always ask for a container to take home, and they are all gone by the next day.

    We have let the boys try them, and they love them, so now occasionally we make them at home. Jack loves rolling the meat into balls and then shaking them all around in the 9x13 pyrex dish.

    Reheating Instructions:

    To warm up for a celebration, we typically place the sweet and sour meatballs in a crockpot after they have sat overnight. The sitting overnight is key for the most optimal taste!

    Storage Instructions:

    You can freeze them up to 6 months as well and save for another occasion if you have too many. I do not recommend longer.

    Sweet and Sour Meatballs

    Ingredients Needed:

    1. Ketchup
    2. Grape Jelly
    3. Lipton's Onion Soup Mix

    Also, you will need meatballs. The ones we use are the Italian Meatballs that we may batches of them from scratch and then freeze into individual bags.

    With only three ingredients and you will have a fantastic appetizer or main course to a meal that everyone will enjoy.

    sweet and sour meatballs

    Sweet and Sour Meatballs

    These sweet and sour meatballs are homemade meatballs that are cooked in the crockpot with a two-ingredient sauce, ketchup, and jelly. It makes a perfect main course or party appetizer that always gets rave reviews!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Appetizer, Meat, Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 servings

    Equipment

    • Crockpot

    Ingredients
      

    • 28 oz Ketchup
    • 1 pkg Lipton's Onion Soup Mix
    • 18 oz Grape Jelly
    • 1 to 1 ½ c Cold water

    Instructions
     

    • Mix Ketchup, Jelly, Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix and Water in a medium-size cooking pot.
    • Simmer sauce slowly for approximately 45 minutes.

    Notes

    For best results, make a recipe one day ahead of time and reheat before serving.

    Please see O'Reilly's Italian Meatballs that were the meatballs used to make this recipe.
    Keyword Easy Meatballs, Southern food, Sweet and sour, sweet and sour meatballs
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    My mouth is watering for these as we speak. Do you have a special meatball recipe in your family? Let's share!

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    About Ashley Havecker

    My name is Ashley Havecker. I'm a self-taught cook with decades of experience. It's a bonding experience when family and friends can gather together for a meal. This simple yet powerful bonding is why I’ve built Saving Mealtime to make mealtime more convenient and a precious time of day.

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