Holidays & Entertaining
Cranberry-Orange Glazed Meatballs
Everyone loves party meatballs, and this version is dressed up for the holidays with a sweet-tangy cranberry-orange glaze. Set it up in the slow cooker and it stays warm all party long.
12Servings
10 minPrep
3 hrCook
3 hr 10 minTotal
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Ingredients
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Tools you’ll need
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- 6-quart slow cooker[product link placeholder]
- Party toothpicks[product link placeholder]
Instructions
- In the slow cooker, whisk the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, orange juice, half the orange zest, brown sugar and Worcestershire.
- Add the frozen meatballs and stir to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW 3–4 hours (or HIGH 2 hours), stirring once or twice, until hot all the way through (165°F).
- Switch to WARM. Sprinkle with the rest of the orange zest and the parsley, and set out toothpicks.
Tips & make-ahead
- Stovetop option: Simmer everything in a covered Dutch oven over medium-low for 25–30 minutes, stirring often.
- Homemade meatballs work too. Bake them first, then add them to the sauce.
Shopping list: Cranberry-Orange Glazed Meatballs (sorted by aisle)
Produce
- 1 orange (zest and juice)
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Canned & Jarred
- 1 (14 oz) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 cup chili sauce (such as Heinz)
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Baking
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Frozen
- 2 lb frozen fully cooked meatballs
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