I was asked to try a new recipe for party meatballs, and so last night I whipped up a batch of these yummers! The Ultimate Party Meatball is the easiest appetizer ever to prepare this side of cracking open chips and salsa. It took me all of three minutes to make these.

The recipe:

1 jar Heinz chili sauce
1 can Ocean spray cranberry sauce
2 lbs of frozen meatballs

Then you throw them in a pot, stir it all up and serve.

I love how easy this is. Almost everything else I make is a from scratch, slave over a hot krumkake iron or pie crust recipe, and they take tons of time. It is nice to throw something in the hostessing mix that makes up for the more labor intensive recipes and party prep.

Now, if you are pregnant and craving these, don’t do as I did and eat a huge plateful for dinner. A few as an appetizer are wonderful, but pregnant gluttony tends to result in heartburn and a tummy ache. You would think I’d be aware of this, considering how many times I’ve been pregnant, but it is easy to forget, and also the reason why I ate an entire lemon meringue pie one day when I was expecting Maggie. Be ye not so dumb. Moderation.