These crock pot sweet and sour meatballs are made with just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of time, these meatballs are always the hit of any party or potluck!
Everyone needs a quick and easy “go-to” party or potluck recipe, and this one is mine! It doesn’t matter how many of these little sweet & sour crockpot meatballs I make or how few people I am serving them to, by the end of the party the crockpot is always empty.
The best part is that they couldn’t be easier–just make sure you give them enough time to heat up completely! This recipe is the perfect amount to fill up my 6 quart slow cooker—if your crockpot is smaller you will have to adjust accordingly.
Sweet and Sour Crockpot Meatballs
Here is what you need:
3-12 ounce bottles chili sauce 1-32 ounce jar of grape jelly 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 6 pound bag of frozen meatballsStep 1: Add chili sauce, grape jelly, Worcestshire sauce, & pepper to cold crockpot.
Step 2: Whisk mixture until smooth.
Step 3: Pour in frozen meatballs and gently stir until all meatballs are coated in sauce.
Step 4: Turn crockpot on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours. (We prefer the low heat longer cooking option!) Be sure to stir meatballs occasionally, if possible. Serve with toothpicks and watch them disappear!

SWEET & SOUR CROCK POT MEATBALLS
Ingredients
- 3 12 ounce bottles chili sauce
- 1 32 ounce jar of grape jelly
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 6 pound bag of frozen meatballs
Instructions
- Add chili sauce, grape jelly, Worcestshire sauce, & pepper to cold crockpot.
- Whisk mixture until smooth.
- Pour in frozen meatballs and gently stir until all meatballs are coated in sauce.
- Turn crockpot on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours. (We prefer the low heat longer cooking option!) Be sure to stir meatballs occasionally, if possible.
- Serve with toothpicks and watch them disappear!
Recipe Notes
Preparation time: 5 minute(s). Cooking time: 6-7 hours. Number of servings (yield): 48.
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These were perfect and easy! Thank you.
How do I adjust the ingredients if I only have 4 lbs of meatballs?
You divide the amount of the other ingredients by six and then multiply the result by 4. For example for the chili sauce you will be dividing 32 oz by 6 which 5.33. Then multiply that by 4 or 5.33×4=21.33. So for 4 pounds of meatballs you will be using 21 ounces of chili sauce.
Hope that helps.
The Lea and Perrin Worcestershire sauce wasn’t too salty. I was asked to make these and I have never made them before so I appreciate the ease of the recipe. Another thing, I scoffed at using grape jelly in a recipe but it worked. Thank you.
Read this first!!!! Leave out the Worcestershire!!! It made them entirely TOO SALTY!!!
Would like to make the Sweet & Sour Crockpot Meatballs. How would I adjust the recipe if using only 5lbs of frozen meatballs in 5lb. crockpot?