Crock Pot Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce

Submitted by Debbb

"I use ground chicken in this recipe with AMAZING results. The meatballs are very tender & flavourful! For a quick weeknight meal, prepare meatballs & sauce the night before. Refrigerate overnight & turn the crock pot on in the morning."

 

• Ready In: 10hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef or 2 lbs ground chicken
• 2 eggs, beaten with a fork
• 1 cup fine breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 (398 ml) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine ground meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic& paprika in a large bowl.
3. Mix until thoroughly blended, using hands, if necessary.
4. Form into balls- about one inch for appetizers or larger for main course.
5. Bake meatballs on baking sheet in oven for 20 minutes.
6. Drain meatballs& transfer to crock pot.
7. Combine ketchup, tomato juice, cranberry sauce, onion, sugar& ginger.
8. Mix well and pour over meatballs.
9. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

Reviews

[annlouise]

Easy to make, but the meat itself was a tad bland. Could have used maybe 1t salt instead of 1/2. I didn't have tomato juice, so I used the juice of a fresh tomato, and about 1/4c apple juice (for acidity and taste I figured that would work). I also used fresh ginger (about 1T sliced) which added a neat kick.