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    BBQ Meatballs

    Published: Mar 15, 2023 by Jennie · This post may contain affiliate links

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    These BBQ Meatballs are a great appetizer for a party, or you can serve them as the main course! Made with frozen meatballs, your favorite BBQ sauce and some brown sugar these are super easy to make and taste great!

    BBQ Meatballs in white serving bowl.

    Meatballs are a very easy to make appetizer or even main dish. These BBQ Meatballs are made with only 3 ingredients and are cooked in the slow cooker for an easy meal. The kids loved them, and I served them with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and a salad to make a full meal. 

    How to make BBQ Meatballs:

    Put your frozen meatballs in the slow cooker. Mix your brown sugar together with the BBQ sauce. Pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the meatballs and then give them a good mix to cover them all. Turn on the slow cooker and cook on low for about 5 hours.

    Ingredients:

    • Frozen Meatballs
    • BBQ Sauce - Use your favorite brand for this.
    • Brown Sugar

    ingredients for the BBQ Meatballs

    Directions:

    Step One - Place frozen meatballs into your slow cooker.
    • Pro Tip: Frozen meatballs work best for this recipe. If you want to use homemade meatballs, I suggest freezing them, so they don't all stick together. To freeze meatballs, I place them on a baking sheet and into the freezer. Uncooked frozen meatballs will need more time to cook in the slow cooker.

    mixing the BBQ sauce and the brown sugar.

    Step Two - Mix BBQ sauce and brown sugar and pour over meatballs.

    bbq meatballs in the slow cooker.

    Step Three - Cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours or until meatballs are warm throughout. Serve warm and enjoy.

    How to serve BBQ Meatballs:

    You can serve these two ways. They are a great served as a party appetizer. Place them all on a tray with toothpicks nearby to grab them.

    Serve them as a main course as well! I will serve the meatballs as the main entree with mashed potatoes or rice as a side and a vegetable.

    BBQ meatball on a toothpick for eating.

    Freezing this recipe:

    Since this recipe calls for frozen meatballs if you want to make it for the freezer it's pretty simple.

    Add all ingredients to your freezer bag.

    Don't precook anything just add everything in together.

    Then when you're ready to make it dump it into the slow cooker and cook according to directions.

    bbq meatballs in white bowl for serving.

    Try some of my other favorite meatball recipes:

    Pineapple BBQ Meatballs - Serve these Pineapple BBQ Meatballs for an easy dinner the family will love or for a party that your guests will love. Either way this simple 4 ingredient slow cooker recipe is amazing and one you will love.

    Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs - These Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs make the perfect appetizer or dinner recipe. Everyone in my family loved this recipe! It's so simple to make, just add the ingredients to your slow cooker and walk away until dinner time.

    Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs - The best meatballs made in the slow cooker. These Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs are perfect served with rice for dinner or as a tasty appetizer.

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    BBQ Meatballs

    BBQ Meatballs

    Jennie Duncan
    These BBQ Meatballs are a great appetizer for a party, or you can serve them as the main course! Made with frozen meatballs, your favorite BBQ sauce and some brown sugar these are super easy to make and taste great!
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 5 hrs
    Course Appetizer, crock pot, Dinner, Main Course
    Cuisine American, Slow Cooker
    Servings 40 meatballs
    Calories 93 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 32 oz frozen meatballs
    • 1 cup BBQ sauce
    • 1 cup brown sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Place frozen meatballs into your slow cooker.
    • Mix BBQ sauce and brown sugar and pour over meatballs.
    • Cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours or until meatballs are warm throughout. Serve warm and enjoy.

    Notes

    Pro Tip: Frozen meatballs work best for this recipe. If you want to use homemade meatballs, I suggest freezing them, so they don't all stick together. To freeze meatballs, I place them on a baking sheet and into the freezer. Uncooked frozen meatballs will need more time to cook in the slow cooker.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4meatballsCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 88mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.3mg
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