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Slow Cooker Orange Meatballs
🍊🎉🙌🏻 The EASIEST 5-ingredient recipe for savory, sweet, and saucy meatballs that are infused with the flavor of orange marmalade and soy sauce! Whether you need a no-fuss weeknight dinner idea that's as easy as 'set it and forget it' or a GREAT party appetizer recipe, everyone LOVES these juicy, flavorful meatballs!
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 3 mins
Servings: 35
Calories: 100 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 32 ounces fully cooked meatballs thawed from frozen (beef or turkey recommended)
- 1 ⅓ cup sweet orange marmalade
- ¼ cup lite or reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon minced dried onions
Instructions
- Add the meatballs to the slow cooker.
- Add all the remaining ingredients, stir to combine, cover, and cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours OR on HIGH for about 2-3 hours. Cooking Tips - Since these meatballs have already been fully cooked, all you're doing is simmering them with the other ingredients so they absorb the flavors. It's up to you whether you want to slow cook on low or high, based on your schedule and whatever is best for you. Since all slow cookers have different heat output levels, start checking earlier than indicated in case yours is a powerful one.
- Serve immediately when done. Or... Tip - If you're serving these at a party or event with other food, and people will be helping themselves throughout the event, use the warm or 'keep warm' setting on your slow cooker if it has one.
- Storage - Extra meatballs will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Technically, you can freeze them, but since the recipe started with frozen meatballs, it's not very logical to then freeze them again, but it's possible. Reheat leftovers gently in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or as desired.
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Notes
- Meatballs - Make sure you use meatballs that have already been fully cooked. The easiest thing to use for this recipe is a bag of frozen meatballs that you thaw and then use. You can use beef, turkey, chicken, pork, or plant-based. Read the FAQs about using homemade or uncooked meatballs.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1meatball
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
114mg
(5%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
9IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 35Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1meatball | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 114mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 9IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.