Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Spaghetti Sauce With Marvelous Meatballs

Name: Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Spaghetti Sauce With Marvelous Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup Pepperidge Farm stuffing, dry cubes (I use onion & sage); 1 1/2 lbs ground beef; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (substitute Andrea's sauce if you have access to it); 2 tablespoons Italian seasoned breadcrumbs; 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes (substitute Tastefully Simple Onion Onion if you have it); 2 cups mushrooms, sliced; 1 medium green pepper, diced; 24 ounces four cheese pasta sauce (I use Hunt's in a can); 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce

Submitted by januarybride

"This is the best spaghetti sauce and meatballs I have ever made. And super easy too. . .took me about 15 minutes of prep work! It's a thick sauce and is a crowd pleaser. Perfect over noodles or, better yet, to make a meatball sandwich!"

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photo by Vseward Chef-V

Ready In:: 5hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

1 cup Pepperidge Farm stuffing, dry cubes (I use onion & sage)
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs ground beef
1 egg, lightly beaten
¹⁄₂ cup water
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (substitute Andrea's sauce if you have access to it)
2 tablespoons Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes (substitute Tastefully Simple Onion Onion if you have it)
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 medium green pepper, diced
24 ounces four cheese pasta sauce (I use Hunt's in a can)
1 (7 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce

directions

Combine first 8 ingredients (stuffing down to onion flakes).
Shape into 1 inch balls.
Place in bottom of slow cooker.
Top with mushrooms and peppers.
Cover with Spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce.
DO NOT stir, just shake the pot a bit to get the sauce down toward the bottom.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours, but NO MORE. The meatballs will really start to fall apart if they are overcooked.
Stir after about 3 hours, then stir once per hour if you can.
Serve over noodles or make into meatball sandwiches!

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Reviews

This IS a *Marvelous* meal. So easy to prepare, layer in the crockpot and go about your day. The flavors were so italiano, my first time using the pepperidge sage stuffing and I think that is a key ingredient. My family enjoyed this spaghetti with meatballs very much. I made the meatballs small so that my little guy could pop'm in his mouth like the rest of us. I will definitely make this again. Thanks For Sharing Hugs ~V

Vseward Chef-V
Sorry, but our family did not care for this recipe. I followed the recipe to a "T". It smelled amazing while cooking, and yet the sauce was very bland, and the meatballs tasted like meatloaf. I'm glad I tried this, but I will not be making it again :o(

hillsralive
I have made meatballs this way before also ... just need to be careful with the extra seasonings since the stuffing mixes are loaded with sodium, but it makes for a VERY moist, tasty meatball :) So easy also!

Sandra Houtz