Sweet And Sour Jelly Meatballs Aka Jelly Meatballs

Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) jar chili sauce (like heinz)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (32 ounce) jar grape jelly
• 1 (7 ounce) can chopped mild green chilies ((4 ounce can can be used too, but i like 7))
• 3 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of your favorite curry powder, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried chipotle powder, to taste (optional)
• 2 lbs pre-cooked frozen meatballs (i prefer the ones from ikea)

Recipe

• 1 put all the ingredients but meatballs into the crockpot and mix well.
• 2 add the meatballs and stir to coat well.
• 3 put the crockpot on low and let cook for 4 hours on low (if you use thawed meatballs, it'll only take a couple of hours in the crockpot, instead).
• 4 serve, standing back so you don't get trampled by the rush of the crowd.
• 5 note: we've tried other preserves and jam than grape jelly, but the sauce simply didn't taste as good; we're sticking with plain, old grape jelly from now on and will be happy with it. also, you can use lil smokies or sliced smoked sausage instead of the meatballs - a lot of folks use the same sauce for either and both ways are tasty! :)
• 6 note 2: the above makes a lot of sauce, a good deal of which will be left over when the meatballs have been eaten. i've found that having a *lot* of sauce is of real benefit when making meatballs in the crockpot - the meat remains nice and moist.