Recipe: Appetizing Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs. If desired, serve with minced parsley. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meatballs and sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight.

Start by adding beef, pork, onion, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, eggs and cheese to a large bowl. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix with your hands until combined. You can cook Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

1. Prepare of Meatballs :.
2. It's 1 lb. of lean ground beef (or lean ground turkey).
3. You need 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs.
4. It's 1 of large egg.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp. of milk.
6. You need 1 tsp. of each dried basil, dried parsley.
7. You need 1/2 tsp. of each garlic powder, onion powder, pepper.
8. It's 1/4 tsp. of salt.
9. It's of Sauce :.
10. It's 1 can (28 oz.) of crushed tomatoes.
11. You need 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained.
12. Prepare 1 can (6 oz.) of tomato paste.
13. You need 2 tsp. of dried basil.
14. Prepare 1 tsp. of each dried parsley, granulated sugar.
15. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of each dried oregano, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt.
16. You need 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
17. It's 2 cloves of garlic, minced.

This helped them retain there shape and to allow the grease to drip off. I added two additional garlic cloves but it was still bland. The meatballs take just a few minutes to mix and roll and they have chicken (you could also use a mix of turkey, beef and/or pork), garlic, onion, Italian herbs, Dijon (for flavor and moisture) and Parmesan. The marinara can be store-bought, or you can make your own with olive oil, onion, garlic, Italian herbs and crushed tomatoes.

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs instructions

1. Grease your slow cooker. Place in all of the sauce ingredients and stir together..
2. In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients. Use your hands to thoroughly combine it all together..
3. Roll out the meatballs, using about 1 tbsp of meat per ball. Place the meatballs into the sauce in the slow cooker..
4. Make sure to spoon the sauce over the top of the meatballs. Then place the lid on and cook on low heat for 5-7 hours, until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center..
5. Serve however you'd like and refrigerate any leftovers..

These slow cooker meatballs are Italian style and made with ground beef, parmesan cheese, herbs and spices. They're slow simmered to tender perfection in the crock pot and are perfect served over spaghetti or as a hearty appetizer. Transfer the meatballs to a slow cooker and lay them out evenly along the bottom. You may layer them on top of one another if your slow cooker is small. Pour the marinara sauce over top and sprinkle on the crushed red pepper.

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