Well....for store bought meatballs....how about that grape jelly and mustard sauce??
Darfc.....
Linda C

You're doing what many of us would do in a pinch... I applaud you for admitting it here!

How about teriyaki?

I'd do BBQ or the chili sauce and grape jelly thing...one jar of each...always a big hit. At least it won't have a label on it...not darfc here.

David

We would never ban you Peppi. But I have to tell you that just the sound of that grape jelly sauce makes me gag.

How about a green peppercorn gravy/sauce? Or even just a tomato basil sauce.

Ann

green peppercorn gravy/sauce

Ann's green pepppercorn sauce really is good and very easy.

Here's a dill sauce that I use for meatballs and it takes about 5 minutes to make:

Dill Sauce

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. all purpose flour
2 c. chicken broth
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp dried dillweed
1 c. sour cream

In a small pan melt butter and stir in flour. Stir in broth, salt and dill weed. Stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in Sour Cream.

Michelle

I vote for the grape jelly/chili sauce meatballs too - they do sound odd, but don't knock it until you've tried it. They are great!

You also might just do a simple jar of pasta sauce or even a mushroom/white sauce a la Swedish Meatballs.

Alexa

Another vote for the grape jelly and chili sauce. I've done that before and everyone usually loves them.

I was going to suggest Ann T's peppercorn sauce from her Salisbury Steak recipe - it's what Ken likes to use for his traditional Christmas Swedish Meatball. You said you wanted to get away from sweet, and even though I can handle the chile/grape jelly sauce and bbq type sauces, they sure are sweet. As I'm writing this I thought of a Rachael Ray recipe that Alexa and I were talking about this weekend and here's the sauce from her meat pattie recipe. (Thanks for the dill sauce recipe, Michelle, copied and saved!)

3-CONDIMENT PAN GRAVY
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 medium onion, finely chopped, reserved from meatloaf mixture
2 tablespoons (a handful) all-purpose flour
1 to 1 1/2 cups beef stock
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 rounded teaspoon spicy brown mustard
1 tablespoon steak sauce

Cook the onion 2 minutes and sprinkle pan with flour. Cook flour 1 minute and whisk in 1 cup beef stock. Bring broth to a bubble. If gravy is too thick, thin with additional stock. Stir in condiments and remove gravy from heat.

Here is another vote for the green peppercorn sauce. I, for one don't care for the grape jelly and chili sauce meatballs, they remind me of school lunches many, many, many years ago. LOL!

Heres an easy one I use thats really good 1 can of Oceanspray Canned jellied cranberry 1/2 cup brown sugar black pepper to taste and 1 tablespoon A-1 steak sauce mix up and throw into a crockpot!!!

Peppi, I appreciate some help once in a while..And Costco can put out a pretty good "tasting" product!

I like meatballs with just about anything on them. LOL

Thankfully, I have no grape jely in the house, so that is out, but I like the sound of Woodie's recipe and I also hae jars of tomato basil sauce.

Thanks all, I will decide tonight. I knew I could count on you.

A bottle o' ketchup & a bottle o' beer. Sounds kind ooey but it's delicious and people gobble it up. Easiest sauce I know for meatballs to swim in for appetizers.

Oh and by the way, I would venture to guess that we've ALL been known to take a shortcut or two.... If CF is banishing people for that, I'm in big trouble!! LOL