Meatballs Lil Smokies Appetizer Snack Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine all ingredients for meatballs and mix well.
• Using about 1 tablespoon of mixture, form balls and place in shallow baking dish; Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove meatballs from oven, stir in sausages.
• Combine sauce ingredients, pour over meatballs & sausages, return to oven for 15 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• Or arrange meatballs and sausages in the crock pot, cover with sauce and let cook 2 hours or more.
• SKILLET: 1st bake the meatballs, mix and heat the sauce on your stove top, then add all along with the sausages to an electric skillet and simmer for an hour or until sauce thickens.

Steps:

• In a pot combine the grape jelly with the chili sauce; add in the meatballs and simmer for about 45 minutes uncovered or until the sauce has thickened.
• If you are making my Parmesan meatball recipe use 2-1/2 to 3 pounds lean ground beef or use half beef and ground pork shape.
• Shape into about 1-inch balls.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
• Place in the prepared sauce.

Steps:

• Using a medium sized sauce pan, put catsup and jelly in sauce pan;cook and stir till jelly melts.
• Add sausages and bring to a bubbly boil.
• Turn down low and simmer for about 1 hour.
• Serve hot or cold with toothpicks or appetizer picks.