Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Meatballs Recipe
These slow cooker honey buffalo meatballs are chocked full of sweet, tangy, and spicy flavor, a new favorite for your next meal or potluck.
Serving8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds frozen meatballs
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup buffalo wing sauce
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup orange marmalade, (can also use apricot jam)
- 2 Tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- ¾ reaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour frozen meatballs into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together sauce ingredients until brown sugar is dissolved.
- Pour sauce on top of meatballs.
- Place lid on top of slow cooker and cook on LOW heat for 2-5 hours or until meatballs are warmed through.
- You can serve these as-is like an appetizer or put them on top of cooked pasta or cooked rice for a yummy main dish.
Notes
It takes about 4-5 hours on low heat to cook frozen meatballs (or 2-3 hours on high heat). You can leave them in the warm setting for longer, but after a few hours they may start to toughen and become chewier.
Nutrition
Calories: 416 kcal · Carbohydrates: 31 g · Protein: 20 g · Fat: 24 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g · Cholesterol: 82 mg · Sodium: 524 mg · Potassium: 365 mg · Fiber: 0.2 g · Sugar: 30 g · Vitamin A: 42 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 28 mg · Iron: 1 mg