The holiday season is here, and it’s time for celebrations, food, and family. It’s also time for the holiday buffet, a favorite tradition that makes gathering and feasting fun and easy. When it’s your turn to provide a bite-sized appetizer, add meatballs to your list. When you start with the best frozen meatballs, you can create a delicious appetizer fit for any holiday buffet in no time at all and with very little effort. Everyone will love them, and you’ll have plenty of time and energy left over to enjoy the festivities. Here are three go-to recipes for holiday meatballs:

Pomegranate Glazed Meatballs

These sweet and spicy meatballs with bright red pomegranate berries are perfect for any holiday gathering.

Ingredients

1 bag Farm Rich Homestyle Meatballs

2 cups pomegranate juice

1/4 cup sugar

1 chicken bouillon cube

Pinch of red pepper flakes – to taste

2 Tbsp Italian parsley

Fresh pomegranate seeds

Directions
  • Bake meatballs in the oven as directed on the package.
  • While meatballs are baking, combine juice, sugar, red pepper flakes, and bouillon in a large saucepan. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens into a syrup.
  • Just before serving, toss the cooked meatballs in the pomegranate syrup. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and enjoy.

Apple Butter Crockpot Meatballs

One of the best things about serving meatballs is how effortless they are. High-quality frozen meatballs can be kept on hand in your freezer, and they taste just like homemade without all the fuss. If you’re looking for a simple appetizer for your next holiday meal, look no further than this super easy recipe that has three ingredients and simmers in your crockpot unsupervised all afternoon.

Ingredients

1 bag Farm Rich Homestyle Meatballs

1 cup BBQ sauce, any brand

1 cup apple butter

Directions
  • Combine BBQ sauce and apple butter in the slow cooker and mix well. Stir in frozen Farm Rich Meatballs.
  • Set the crockpot to high and cook for 4 hours.

Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs

Here’s another meatball recipe that cooks in the crockpot. Cranberries make it fun, festive, and delicious.

Ingredients

32 oz bag Farm Rich Homestyle Meatballs or Italian Style Meatballs

12 oz jar of chili sauce

12 oz can of jellied cranberry sauce

10.5 oz jar of red pepper jelly

2 Tbsp brown sugar

A shake or two of your favorite hot sauce

Directions
  • Mix all ingredients, except meatballs, in the crockpot
  • Add meatballs and stir to coat.
  • Cook in the crockpot. Set it on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
  • Serve

With a bag of frozen meatballs, you’re ready for any holiday party.