Shelly's Recipe

SWEET - HOT COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Category: Meatballs

2 pounds extra lean ground beef or frozen meatballs
1/2 cup (1 4-ounce jar) 4 ounces red hot pepper or jalapeno pepper jelly
1 12-ounce bottle chili sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Combine pepper jelly, chili sauce and lemon juice in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Form ground beef into small meatballs. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer 45 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through. Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container. Reheat before serving.

Makes 12 to 16 appetizer servings.