These Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Bites are perfect party food and couldn’t be easier to make. To make it, you simply arrange slices of kielbasa sausage in a crockpot. After whipping-up the kicked-up sauce you drizzle it evenly over the top and the rest is up to the slow cooker. Serve these kielbasa bites straight from the slow cooker with toothpicks for easy eating on game day or any day that bite size morsels are on the menu.
Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Bites
There are certain types of food that have earned the name “party food” at our house. Things like wings, subs, queso and tortilla chips, crudite, dips and chips and the list goes on and on. These kielbasa bites are perfect party food and are ever-so-simple to put together. I tend to serve these as an alternative to meatballs, which are on the top of the list of hot favorites for snacking. In fact, this same sauce would work well with meatballs, too.
No-Fuss Entertaining
Kielbasa bites are the epitome of easy stress free entertaining. The sweet and spicy sauce is the perfect crowning touch and can be easily adapted if you need to make a larger or a smaller batch. If you consider yourself saucy, feel free to double the ingredients. Regardless, you can’t go wrong. If you’re looking for another fun way to enjoy kielbasa in the summer months, try turning it into kabobs like these Hawaiian Kielbasa Kabobs from The Seasoned Mom.
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Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Bites
Ingredients
- 3 lb smoked kielbasa 1/3 inch slices
- 1 12 oz chili sauce (i.e. Heinz)
- 1 10 oz jar pineapple preserves
- 1 cup thick smoky barbecue sauce I.e. Sweet Baby Rays
- 1-2 tsp red pepper flakes Adjust to your taste
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
Instructions
- Spray the inside of a 6-quart oval crockpot with cooking spray. Fill with the sliced kielbasa.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together rhe chili sauce, pineapple preserves, barbecue sauce, pepper flakes, vinegar, garlic salt, onion powder and cumin.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the kielbasa.
- Cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 4 hours.
- Keep warm until serving.
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Deb says
Yum! I love the use of pineapple preserves! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Melissa!
Melissa says
My pleasure, Deb!
Donna says
Thanks for the great looking recipe! Are these pretty sweet? Is 1 tsp vinegar enough to cut through the sweetness of the preserves? Thanks again
Melissa says
In my opinion yes, but adapt to your taste.
donna says
Thanks. Making this for the game on Sun! Go Falcons!
Joe says
Boooo lol
Fitoru keto says
We made this yesterday and it was so good! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
kirstin says
Can this be made without the pineapple preserves it looks good but i have a severe intolerance to pineapples
Melissa says
I can be made with another flavor such as peach or mango.
Laurie says
Great recipe! Making for the second time. This time for the Super Bowl. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa says
Awesome, Laurie, thank you!
Kelly says
Could I use a can of crushed pineapple and it’s juices in place of the pineapple preserves? I can’t find pineapple preserves and I don’t care for peach or mango preserves. Thank you!
Melissa says
Hi Kelly, it would work but, not be quite the same. Pineapple preserves have a fair amount of sugar obviously, and it melts forming a thicker sauce. In a pinch, you could use crushed pineapple, I just wanted to make you aware it will be different.