Appetizer for 5

Cranberry Sauce Meatballs

Name: Cranberry Sauce Meatballs
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can (14 oz) jellied cranberry sauce; 1 bottle chili sauce; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 package (32 oz) frozen fully cooked home-style meatballs

$9.64for 430 minServes 5

Frozen meatballs simmer in a sweet, tangy cranberry sauce seasoned with chili, cumin, and cayenne.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cranberry sauce, 14 oz$0.12/oz typical	14 oz	$1.68Typical price
	Frozen potatoes, 32 oz$0.14/oz typical	32 oz	$4.48Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.05

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30 minstart to table
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5servings as written
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Typical price

$2.41 per serving$9.64 for 4

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Ingredients

1 can (14 oz) jellied cranberry sauce
1 bottle chili sauce
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 package (32 oz) frozen fully cooked home-style meatballs

Steps

Stir the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne in a 4-quart saucepan.
Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the frozen meatballs and stir to coat them.
Cover and simmer the meatballs for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until hot throughout.