These Asian-inspired meatball appetizers are easy to throw together and are a little different than all the other cocktail meatball recipes out there. You can adjust the heat level by adding more or less garlic chili sauce.

Honey Garlic Meatballs

ketchup

brown sugar

honey

garlic,

chile-garlic sauce

soy sauce

five-spice powder

(2 pound) bag frozen cooked meatballs

Combine ketchup, brown sugar, honey, garlic, chile-garlic sauce, soy sauce, and five-spice powder together in a bowl. Let sauce stand at room temperature for 1 hour.


Add frozen meatballs to a slow cooker. Pour sauce over meatballs and toss gently to coat.


Cook on Low for for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.


Simple and delicious.
1.  Double sauce even for 1/2 amount of meatballs
2.  Didn't wait one hour to add meatballs
3.  Used 1 tsp ginger instead of Chinese 5 Spice Powder
4.  Used Heinz chili sauce in place of chili garlic sauce
5.  Cooked only 3-1/2 hours

Very good! I had some homemade mini meatballs in the freezer, so I just used those and cut the recipe down accordingly. I did only use 1/2 of the Chinese Five Spice, b/c I know it can be strong, and that was perfect for us.  Also, I used a bit less Sriracha b/c I didn't want it to be too spicy for my girls. The family really enjoyed these. I think they'd be great not only as an appetizer, but as a main dish served over rice, which is how I plan on making them next time. Thanks for sharing. :)

We are making this regularly. We also like the sauce prepared simmered on the stovetop until the sugar is dissolved then poured over oven baked popcorn chicken. Very good!

Did it as written with home made meatballs over rice then pasta. Good flavor but the 5 spice goes a loooong way. Will cut it in half next time. Thanks for sharing!!!

I love this recipe and I also agree with the suggestion to make double the sauce. I did and most of the sauce was absorbed by the meatballs. I wondered if this was going to be too spicy and it wasn't at all so will add more chili sauce to the next batch. I highly recommend this recipe if you are tired of making bbq meatballs and want something new.

I am glad I found this recipe. It is so different than other meatball flavors. The entire family enjoyed this wonderful flavor!

A little to sweet for me. I will make it again with less honey and more ginger

I made this for my New Years Eve party... it was a total hit (the only problem is I didn't make enough!! I will make 2 batches next time.

Made 3 different styles of meatballs for a party these were the favorite! I had to make a 40 minute trip to get the Chinese 5 spice but it was worth it. I doubled the volume of the glaze for the bag of meatballs I used because I wanted it to cover them. I baked frozen meatballs first before tossing them in the crock pot and they were perfect. Didn't care for the brand of meatballs I used but the sauce was AWESOME!

honey garlic meatballs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total: 5 hours, 10 minutes

Servings: 25

Cost: $1.00 /serving

Author : C R Henning

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