Slow Cooker Meatballs with Grape Jelly and BBQ Sauce

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber while crushed crackers can be more economical.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be less expensive.

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade options can be healthier, and ketchup + vinegar is a budget-friendly substitute.

grape jelly

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: jelly mix

Fruit preserves can be lower in sugar, and jelly mix is often cheaper.

In a bowl, add ground chicken, Panko bread crumbs, salt, garlic powder, and an egg.

Mix the ingredients quickly until combined.

In another bowl, add your favorite barbecue sauce and grape jelly.

Whisk the barbecue sauce and grape jelly together until mixed.

Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray.

Form the chicken mixture into small, cocktail-sized meatballs.

Place the meatballs into the slow cooker.

Pour the sauce mixture over the meatballs.

Cook in the slow cooker for about 2 hours.

Serve the meatballs with toothpicks.

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