Best Appetizer Meatballs Recipes

PARTY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes; drain. Combine ketchup and cornstarch in roasting pan. Stir in jellies; add the meatballs. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

APPETIZER GRAPE JELLY AND CHILI SAUCE MEATBALLS OR LIL SMOKIES

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.

PINEAPPLE APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple and 2 tablespoons juice in a large bowl (set the remaining juice aside for glaze). Add the egg, bread crumbs and pepper to pineapple. Crumble sausage and beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine glaze ingredients and reserved pineapple juice. Add meatballs. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 5-10 minutes or until heated through.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks; stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.

CRANBERRY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine the first nine ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls., Place meatballs on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake until no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker or chafing dish., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over meatballs. Serve warm.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE APPETIZER WITH TERIYAKI GINGER CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Spray pineapple slices with cooking spray and grill or pan brown, lightly brush both sides with hoisin sauce. Cut rings into bite size pieces about 1 " wide (just big enough for the meatballs to sit on top of).
• Prepare a medium skillet with pan spray and brown al fresco all natural Teriyaki Meat Balls over medium high heat on both sides. Add water, cover and fully heat meatballs.
• Skewer meatballs on top of pineapple and lightly brush with the hoisin sauce to give a glaze.
• Set-up on a platter, and put remaining hoisin sauce in a small dipping bowl. Garnish with fresh mint. Serve immediately.

EASY APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine pork sausage and spicy pork sausage together in a bowl using your hands. Form mixture into meatballs, about 1 tablespoon each.
• Fry meatballs in a skillet over medium heat until browned and completely cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Transfer meatballs to a large bowl and add 1/2 of the orange juice concentrate; gently toss to coat, adding more if needed to completely coat.
• Put meatballs in a slow cooker and add the remaining orange juice concentrate; turn on Low setting to keep warm before serving.

PINEAPPLE APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix grated ginger into ground beef and form into meatballs.
• Cook in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add pineapple chunks, onion, and bell pepper. Continue to cook until meatballs are no longer pink in the centers and vegetables are hot but not soft, 4 to 6 minutes more.
• Pour reserved pineapple juice into a large measuring cup. Add enough canned pineapple juice to measure 1 1/2 cups. Bring to a simmer in a small saucepan. Add cornstarch, 1 teaspoon at a time, to ensure it doesn't thicken too much. Cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pour pineapple sauce over the meatballs.

CAJUN APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix thoroughly the ground beef, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, onion, bread crumbs, milk, and egg.
• Form the mixture into golf ball sized meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until there is no pink left in the middle.
• In a small bowl, combine the barbeque sauce and peach preserves.
• When meatballs are done, place in a serving dish and cover with the barbeque sauce mixture.
• Toss to coat.

ITALIAN APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake until no longer pink, 15-20 minutes., Transfer meatballs to a 4-qt. slow cooker; add spaghetti sauce. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

MEXICALI APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Combine salsa and A.1. Mix 1/3 cup with meat, egg and bread crumbs just until blended.
• Shape into 48 (1-1/4-inch) meatballs; place on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until done (160ºF). Place meatballs in serving dish; add remaining salsa mixture and stir gently to coat.

CRANBERRY GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• In large bowl, combine ground beef, onion, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and eggs; blend well.
• Shape into 1 inch meatballs; place in ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes our until meatballs are browned and no linger pink in center.
• Meanwhile, in large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; blend well.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add meatballs to sauce; stir to coat.
• Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.

APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Place in pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center and juice is clear. Cool completely. Cover tightly and refrigerate until ready to use. Use in sauce as desired.

HONEY GARLIC APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Mix meat, bread crumbs, milk, onion, eggs,& salt.
• Shape into 1” balls.
• (the smaller, the better).
• Place balls in a single layer on glass baking dish.
• Bake for 12 – 15 minutes and drain well and set aside.
• Melt butter in a saucepan and sauté garlic until tender.
• Add ketchup, honey,& soy sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add meatballs to sauce and return to a boil& simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until sauce glazes meatballs.
• These freeze exceptionally well for future party appetizers.
• Just defrost and place in crockpot on low for 4 hours.

NINABELL'S APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Stir ketchup and grape jelly together in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook, stirring, until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic powder, salt, and pepper into ketchup mixture.
• Stir meatballs into ketchup mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are hot and sauce is slightly thickened, about 1 hour.

APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, thaw meatballs in microwave according to package directions. Stir into sauce; heat through.

GRAMMY DEE'S BBQ APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix barbecue sauce and marmalade in medium saucepan. Stir in meatballs; cover.
• Cook on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring after 3 min.
• Serve with toothpicks.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375df. In large bowl, stir meatball ingredients until well mixed. Shape into 1 inch balls, place in ungreased 15x10x1" pan.
• 2. Bake 25-30 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center.
• 3. Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, stir sauce ingredients until well blended. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. Add meatballs to sauce, stir to coat. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until thoroughly heated. Thread cranberries on toothpicks, stick toothpicks in meatballs to serve.
• 5. Makes 30 servings ( 2 meatballs each) Prepare and bake the meatballs up to 24 hours before your party. Cover and refrigerate them. Just before serving, prepare the sauce and heat the meatballs in it.

CRANBERRY-SAUCED MEATBALLS APPETIZER

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. For meatballs, in a very large bowl, beat egg with a fork. Stir in bread crumbs, dried cranberries or raisins, onion, salt, garlic powder, and cloves or allspice. Add ground chicken or turkey; mix well. Shape into 60 meatballs.
• Place meatballs in prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until done (165 degrees F).*.
• Meanwhile, in a 3-1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, stir together cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce.
• Add cooked meatballs, stirring gently to coat. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 2 to 3 hours or on high-heat setting for 1 to 1-1/2 hours. (Meatballs may be kept warm on low-heat setting for up to 1 hour more.) Serve with toothpicks. Makes 60 meatballs.

APPETIZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine above ingredients. Form into bite sized meatballs. Brown in oil - drain. (or brown in 350* oven/ line pan with foil and spray.)
• 2. Sauce 1- 15oz can tomato sauce 1 Tablespoon soy sauce 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard 1 Tablespoon horseradish Combine sauce ingredients - Pour over browned meatballs. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. (I always double the sauce recipe)