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Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs
Mississippi meatballs are slow cooked in a very flavorful mix of Au Jus, ranch seasoning, and pepperoncini! You'll love the sauce and it's perfect for serving over mashed potatoes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 4 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 352 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 32 ounces frozen homestyle meatballs
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup pepperoncini juice from jar of pepperoncini
- 1 half packet Au Jus seasoning see notes
- 1 half packet ranch seasoning see notes
- 4 Pepperoncini peppers
- 4 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Add the meatballs to your slow cooker.
- Add the water, pepperoncini juice, au jus seasoning, and ranch seasoning to your measuring cup and whisk well to combine. Pour over the meatballs.
- Add the peppers on top of the meatballs. Slice the butter into pats and place over the meatballs.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 4 hours.
- Stir well before serving to coat the meatballs in the sauce.
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Notes
- You can use any variety of meatballs, but we prefer the homestyle flavor with the seasonings in this recipe.
- We find this to be pretty salty, so we only use ½ the packets of au jus and ranch seasoning. You may use the full packet, but it will be quite salty.
- To reduce sodium further, use brown gravy mix in place of au jus and make a homemade ranch powder rather than using the packets.
- Mild banana peppers may be used in place of the pepperoncini if you’re concerned about spice, but we don’t find the pepperoncini to make this spicy at all.
- There are between 65 and 70 meatballs in a 32 ounce bag. We estimate around 8 meatballs per serving for a meal or around 3 per person as an appetizer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
8meatballs
Calories
352kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
97mg
(32%)
Sodium
478mg
(20%)
Potassium
340mg
(10%)
Fiber
1.2g
(5%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
200IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8meatballs | |
| Calories | 352kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 478mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 340mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1.2g | 5% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.