Easy Lil Smokies Appetizer Recipe

This Easy Lil Smokies Appetizer Recipe is an appetizer that anyone can make!

Easy Lil Smokies Appetizer Recipe

You’ve probably seen this recipe around from time to time. It has been floating around on the internet forever, so the exact origin is probably impossible to nail down. These are nothing genius, they’re nothing gourmet, and they’re not even anything very special. HOWEVER, these are the appetizer on the table that everyone will gobble up immediately!

🛒Ingredients needed:

• chili sauce
• grape jelly
• Lil’ Smokies
• toothpicks (for serving)

✏️How to make Easy Lil Smokies Appetizer:

*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.

1. Combine chili sauce and jelly in a slow cooker. Add the Lil Smokies and stir. Heat on low for 6 hours. Stir, and serve warm with the sauce.

➡️Recipe Tips:

• If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, just be sure to use brands of chili sauce, grape jelly and smokies that are known to be GF.
• Lil Smokies is the brand of cocktail wieners that is most commonly found, but there is another brand that you can find at Costco, too.
• I’ve seen this same recipe using red currant jelly, so you might want to give that a try.

✔️What to do with Easy Lil Smokies Appetizer:

• Make it early in the day for a Super Bowl party. The aroma will have everyone drooling by game time.
• Bring these right in the crockpot to a potluck.
• Have a little one who’s wanting to help? This is a perfect appetizer for your little mini-chef to make!

★How to Store:

Leftovers can be stored in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Just pop them in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds to reheat (adjust based on how much you’re reheating).

❤️Why I love this recipe:

1. When I have gluten-free guests at my parties, I love that this recipe is so easy to make gluten-free. I found an organic brand of chili sauce at Raley’s supermarket that is gluten-free, Welch’s grape jelly is also gluten-free, and the cocktail wieners I found at Costco are also gluten-free! 
2. These were a big hit at my holiday party. They were steadily devoured throughout the night.
3. You can never discount the ease factor and this appetizer is about as easy as it gets. Everyone loves that!

The Best Easy Appetizer Recipes:

• Easy Salami Appetizer
• Olive Kebabs 
• Cranberry Feta Pinwheels 
• Grape Jelly Meatballs 
• Curry Dill Dip
• Blue Cheese Ball 

3.67 from 3 votes

Easy Lil' Smokies Appetizer Recipe

By RecipeGirl.com

Simple to make party food!

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 6 hours hrs

Total: 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings: 84 appetizers

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Ingredients

• ▢ One 12-ounce bottle chili sauce
• ▢ 1 cup grape jelly
• ▢ 3 pounds Lil' Smokies
• ▢ toothpicks, for serving

Instructions 

• Combine chili sauce and jelly in a slow cooker.  Add the Lil Smokies and stir.  Heat on low for 6 hours.  Stir, and serve warm with the sauce.

Notes

• Calories are likely a bit fewer than indicated here since you don't end up eating all of the sauce.
• If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, just be sure to use brands of chili sauce, grape jelly and smokies that are known to be GF.

Nutrition

Serving: 1smokie, Calories: 64kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 221mg, Potassium: 46mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 28IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 3mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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