Easy Crock Pot Barbecue Meatballs
These crock pot barbecue meatballs come together with almost no effort but bring big, crowd-pleasing flavor without using hard to find ingredients. Toss your favorite frozen meatballs or a batch of our Everything Meatballs in Somethin’ Somethin’ Sauce, set the slow cooker, and you’ve got an easy appetizer or weeknight dinner ready to go.
- Author
- Brian Leigh
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 3 hours
- Servings
- 8
- Category
Appetizer
- Cuisine
Americana
Ingredients
- 2 pounds frozen homestyle meatballs OR 1 full batch of B.T. Leigh’s Everything Meatballs
- 1 cup Somethin’ Somethin’ Sauce - Sweet & Tangy BBQ Sauce
- ½ cup cherry preserves or jam
- ¼ cup tamari soy sauce
- 1 ounce (pony) of your favorite Kentucky Bourbon (optional)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
- something green for garnish like green onions or parsley
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine Somethin’ Somethin’ Sauce, cherry preserves, tamari soy sauce and bourbon together and whisk until smooth.
- If the mixture seems like its very thick, add a tablespoon or two of water to thin.
- Add the meatballs to the crock pot in an even layer.
- pour the sauce mixture evenly over the meatballs, gently stirring to combine.
- Cover the meatballs and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, stirring once or twice to keep everything coated.These meatballs can be cooked on high for 1.5 to 2 hours, but low and slow yields a better result.
- Add some green onions (my favorite) or parsley to garnish and break out the toothpicks to serve!
