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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Cooking Thursday

We had a church potluck last week (We have a lot of them!) and I brought these meatballs to it.  A recipe for meatballs in a crockpot is perfect potluck food and these are so good!  BBQ sauce with just a little heat makes them tasty.  I came home with an empty crock pot, just the way I like it.




Sweet Heat Meatballs

26 ounces frozen meatballs
1 bottle Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce 
1 cup crushed pineapple
2 tablespoons steak sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Stir together the BBQ sauce, pineapple, steak sauce, soy sauce. honey, garlic and red pepper flakes in crock pot.
Add meat balls and stir to coat.
Cook on low for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.

23 comments:

Chatty Crone said...

I bet that little bit of heat would make them taste great!

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear Mari, this sounds scrumptious 😋

Ginny Hartzler said...

They sound wonderful!

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Sounds simple and delicious! The BEST combination!! Thanks for sharing such good recipes! I may have to try this one!

Chris said...

Anything with honey is my idea of a very tasty meal, wish I'd been at that pot luck meeting!

Lori said...

Meatballs are a great thing to take to a potluck. They look really good.

Prims By The Water said...

I knew these would be a hit at the potluck. YUM Janice

Shug said...

Yes...I always want to come home with a empty pot. Not only does it make it easy for me to bring home but it also lets me know that the dish was enjoyed...

The Happy Whisk said...

I love the sweet and the heat together. One of my fave combos.

Lux G. said...

Perfect for the weather!

🍁 Debby said...

Meatballs are VERY popular at potlucks! Last potluck we had several crockpots of different types of meatballs and nothing else! 😆 You would have thought it was meatball Sunday! Oh well they were all good.

Catherine said...

Must be delicious with honey.

photowannabe said...

This is one of my go-to dinners. I love things in the crock pot and simplicity too.
Great flavors and the meatballs don't taste like store bought food.
These are coming up agin on our menu very soon.
Oh how I miss the church potlucks. The only time we have something close to it is when our small group bible study meets.
There is nothing like fellowship around the table with yummy food.
Sue

carrie@northwoods scrapbook said...

Yum! Already copied these down. Great football food too! 😉

MadSnapper n Beau said...

I copy pasted this to an email and sent it to myself. I am thinking maybe I could freeze of it. sounds delish

Kim said...

Another good looking recipe! Last night I made your one pan chicken thighs with veggies dinner. It was a hit! No leftovers!!

Barbara said...

LUV meatballs and this looks delish!

Lowcarb team member said...

... perfect potluck food!

All the best Jan

Terri D said...

Yum! I can almost smell them! Another keeper!!

Nicole Orriëns said...

Thank you so much for this recipe. It sounds so lovely and easy to make. I'm definitely going to try this!

Jenny the Pirate said...

Ooooh I love a good spicy meatball recipe! I'm saving this one. xoxo

cotton and may said...

These sound so good!

Joyful in His Presence said...

Sounds delicious! and looks delicious too.