Have you ever read a recipe and thought.. ewe… that doesn’t even sound good, but still made it and was glad you did?   That’s actually what happened to me.

Mom Central along with Heinz and Ocean Spray gave me the opportunity to make their Ultimate Party Meatballs so I could blog about it.  If you know me, I love meatballs.  If I see any at a potluck, I can promise you some will end up being on my plate.  So when I read there was an opportunity to participate in this blog tour I jumped at the chance and was excited to of been picked.

I had such good intentions of making it and bringing it to our Thanksgiving dinner at my aunts, but when we all came down with a stomach bug, that idea went right out the window so Wednesday night I ended up making it for my family and I can say I was pleasantly surprised.  I don’t know about you, but I am not a cranberry lover so when the directions were to put 1 can of Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce with 1 bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce together and cook over medium-low heat and stir until smooth and then add the meatballs I was a little worried about how it would taste.   All I could remember was how I didn’t like the cranberry thing my Mom made and was nervous that I wouldn’t like this.

I got everything together and poured the Heinz Chili Sauce in the pan along with the Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce and stirred it until it was smooth and then added the meatballs.  After stirring occasionally I decided I would test one so I could make sure they were warmed all the way through, plus I was anxious to see what it would taste like.   I was honestly surprised as how sweet it tasted to me.  Not overly sweet, just perfect!  I always thought of cranberries as tasting sour, guess I was wrong!   So not only did they taste great (Paul and the kids liked them too) but they were so easy to make anyone could make them!  (Yes.. even your teenage son!)

If you are looking for something easy to make for one of the many get togethers you probably be having to go to this year, try making the Ultimate Party Meatballs.  I would honestly be surprised if you ended up bringing any home with you. Of course I don’t know if that’s bad or good because I’ve been craving them every day since I made them.

If you would like to get the Ultimate Party Meatballs recipe or even see different things you could make with them, just visit their website http://ultimatepartymeatballs.com/.     Plus right now they are having a sweepstakes where they are giving away $3000 in gift cards to get your party started and also 20 2nd place winners will win a Rival Crock-pot 4 qt slow cooker!  (Sweepstakes ends Feb 15th)   Talk about a great way to start the new year!

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Heinz and Ocean Spray and received the ingredients necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”