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Crockpot Meatballs

So I don’t eat red meat (aka pigs & cows) so I can’t attest to this recipe myself, but I thought I’d post it since meatballs are a kinda standard potluck/party recipe. I got this recipe from my mom last year for our new year’s eve party. Jason needed a side/appetizer to bring to his work potluck last week and he requested meatballs. So I bought frozen meatballs at the store and defrosted them overnight in the frig. To make my morning easier (I’m less than a morning person) I combined the sauce ingredients at night and let them chill in the frig too. I tripled the recipe to go with approx 100 meatballs.
Meatball Sauce
Ingredients
12 oz jar of Heinz chili sauce
3 oz grape jelly
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Directions
Combine, add meatballs, cook on low in crockpot for 6-8 hours or high for approx 4 hours. Enjoy! Jason brought home an empty crockpot so I guess his coworkers enjoyed them!

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Carolina Caviar

My mom & I made this over July 4th weekend. So I got the recipe from her to make for tailgating this weekend. Thought I’d share with the world since I had a hard time finding the recipe online. Here’s my mom’s recipe:
Ingredients
1 can of black beans
2 cans of black eyed peas
1 can of Mexi-corn
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 small can chopped green chillies
chop up tomato, red & green peppers & onions
approximately 1 cup Italian Dressing
Dash of Tabasco (optional)
Directions
Drain & Rise the first 3 ingredients. Mix all the above together. Best if it sits/marinates over night. Serve with scoops.

I omitted the onions (not a big fan), used corn with red & green peppers so I didn’t add fresh ones. I couldn’t find a can of green chillis so I bought & used 2 small cans of Rotel Tomatoes with green chillies. I’ll add photos later.