Sweet and tangy crock pot cranberry meatballs with chili sauce is a festive appetizer recipe to get your party started! Only three ingredients so they couldn’t be easier. Plus, they can pull double duty as a dinner everyone will want more of!

Crock Pot Cranberry Meatballs

These crock pot cranberry meatballs are my husband’s new favorite recipe!

I can’t blame him because they are SO YUMMY and SO EASY to make!

All you need are 3 simple ingredients and you’ve got yourself a stellar appetizer or dinner.

All you need is a can of cranberry sauce, a bottle of chili sauce (which you can find near the ketchup) and some frozen meatballs.

Throw it all together and let the crock pot do the work!

You can also make these on the stove and they only take about 15 minutes until they’re done.

Serve immediately or transfer to your slow cooker to keep warm.

I love how the meatballs get nice and glazed. They’re sweet and tart from the cranberry sauce.

Plus, the zesty chili sauce adds so much flavor.

I like to jazz mine up a little with some cayenne powder for extra heat and I throw in fresh cranberries too, if I have them on hand.

It makes the sauce a little more tart, which I like.

These are an awesome appetizer to serve during the holidays (Christmas, New Year’s, etc.) or to make for game day. Promise everyone will gobble them up!

If by chance you have leftovers (you might want to make extra), they make a tasty dinner as well.

Serve over white rice with a steamed vegetable like broccoli.

The sauce is sooo finger-lickin’ good! Top with sliced green onions and you’ve got yourself a proper meal.

We love appetizers around here and especially enjoy eating them as a meal all on their own.

You can check out all my appetizer recipes here.

Some favorite include dad’s cheesy sausage & spinach bread dipped in ranch, mom’s easy broiled crab dip sliders and her lil smokies recipe with bacon and brown sugar!

Pin this to your appetizer board!