Slow Cooker Meatballs and Sauce
photo by Pam-I-Am
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 453.59 g ground pork
- 453.59 g ground veal (90% lean) or 453.59 g lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 118.29 ml grated parmesan cheese
- 14.79 ml onion powder
- 9.85 ml garlic powder
- 14.79 ml oregano
- 3.69 ml kosher salt
- 4.92 ml black pepper
- 730.00 g can spaghetti sauce ("lite" or "no sugar added")
- 9.85 ml oregano
- 4.92 ml minced garlic
- 2.46 ml black pepper
- 9.85 ml butter
- 59.14 ml red wine
- 236.59 ml water
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, using clean hands, combine meatball ingredients (ground pork through 1 tsp black pepper); set aside. In slow cooker crock, whisk together the sauce ingredients (spaghetti sauce through water).
- Form meat mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and drop them into the sauce (some will stick out of the sauce; that's okay).
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Before serving, stir gently so all meatballs are coated with sauce.
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Reviews
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We enjoyed this recipe with several modifications. I reduced the eggs to 1 and added 1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs to give the meatballs a nicer consistency. I used 1 lb. ground venison mixed with 1 lb. lean ground beef so meatballs were a little drier than most. I also skimmed grease off the top frequently as it tended to pool with watery-liquid. I made my own sauce with drained Italian tomatoes and canned tomato sauce. It was good and was served over spaghetti squash (cooked separately and pulled into strings).
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This recipe had a good taste, but the sauce got too thin for my liking. I would omit the water totally. Also, the meatballs are kinda dense due the low-carb aspect of this recipe. I'm use to a softer meatball using breadcrumbs or something. I think when make it again (being a non-low-carber), I'll add some breadcrumbs to the meat mixture. Otherwise, it was a good recipe for an easy dinner!
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