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Crock Pot Meatballs Recipe
Crock Pot Meatballs - Meatballs simmered in a slow cooker in pasta sauce for hours, infusing the sauce with rich meaty flavor. Perfect for spaghetti, meatball subs, sliders, or a meatball appetizer.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 211 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer , Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup yellow onion -finely diced
- 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup finely minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef -the leaner the better
- 1 (45 oz.) jar traditional pasta sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the egg with a fork. Add the onion, bread crumbs, parmesan, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Add the ground beef to the bowl with the bread crumb mixture. Mix with your hands until combined.
- Pack and roll out 24 meatballs, using the palms of your hands. Meatballs should be slightly larger than a tablespoon.
- Spray a large slow cooker with cooking spray. Place the meatballs in an even layer in the slow cooker. Pour the pasta sauce over the meatballs.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. If there is grease on top of the sauce after cooking, use a spoon to skim it off. Then, gently stir the sauce and meatballs. Serve warm.
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Notes
- If you are making these meatballs for appetizers, meatball subs, or meatball sliders. There will probably be sauce left over. I put the extra sauce in a zip top freezer bag and freeze it until the next time I need a flavorful pasta sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving
3meatballs & 1/4 cup of sauce
Calories
211kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
81mg
(27%)
Sodium
1170mg
(49%)
Potassium
866mg
(25%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
930IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
14.2mg
(16%)
Calcium
83mg
(8%)
Iron
4.3mg
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3meatballs & 1/4 cup of sauce | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1170mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 866mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 930IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 14.2mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 83mg | 8% |
| Iron | 4.3mg | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.