Best World Famous Slow Cooker Meatballs Recipes

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FAMOUS MEATBALLS



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These meatballs are a favorite for any occasion. I made 14 pounds of meatballs for my sister's graduation party and I only had 1 medium container left over. My mother made sloppy joes and needless to say they had a lot left over because everyone loved these meatballs. Guaranteed favorite!

Provided by loves2bake

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Meat and Poultry     Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Time 2h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (13.25 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice
1 green bell pepper, sliced
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (3 pound) bag frozen cooked meatballs, thawed

Steps:

  • Pour pineapple chunks with juice into a saucepan. Stir green bell pepper, brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, and lemon juice through the pineapple chunks until sugar and cornstarch dissolve.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Place meatballs into slow cooker crock; pour pineapple mixture over meatballs.
  • Cook on Medium for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 611 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 188.5 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 38.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 587.1 mg, Sugar 27.5 g

"WORLD FAMOUS" SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS



We're not sure if these slow cooker meatballs are world-famous, but they were very popular in our kitchen. First and foremost, they're super easy. Just mix the meatballs, place them in the slow cooker, and let the Crock Pot do its magic. The flavor of the meatballs is delicious with the combination of pork and ground beef. Perfectly seasoned, fresh onions, garlic, and parsley add tons of flavor and make these meatballs taste like something grandma made. These meatballs were delicious alongside a salad and are tasty on spaghetti. But, we loved making meatballs subs with them. Yum!

Provided by Lindsay V @SchnoodleSoup

Categories     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pound(s) lean ground beef
1 pound(s) ground pork
1 - onion, chopped
1/3 cup(s) parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon(s) minced garlic
1 cup(s) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 cup(s) Panko bread crumbs
3/4 package(s) Good Season's Italian seasoning mix
2 teaspoon(s) Italian seasoning
1 - egg, beaten
2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) pepper
1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
2 jar(s) your favorite marinara sauce (24 oz each)
- spaghetti, for serving

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs with dressing mix.
  • Crumble beef and pork into very large bowl (you want room to work here).
  • Add seasoned bread crumbs, beaten egg, cheese, parsley, onion, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, and pepper together with your hands until well incorporated.
  • Form into twenty meatballs.
  • Place in a slow cooker.
  • Cover completely with sauce and cook on LOW for 6 - 8 hours (I cook mine 8. This will produce fall-apart-at-the-touch meatballs, so be careful you don't create a Bolognese sauce by mistake!).

SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS



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Try these slow cooker meatballs for a tasty family meal. Turkey mince makes lighter meatballs which kids love. They also freeze well so you can batch cook

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 6h

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely diced
2 celery sticks, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
500g carton tomato passata
2 tbsp chopped parsley
400g lean mince turkey
4 tbsp porridge oats
pinch paprika
1 garlic clove, crushed
spray of oil

Steps:

  • Heat the slow cooker if necessary. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic and fry gently for a minute. Pour in the passata, add the parsley and stir, then transfer the lot to the slow cooker.
  • To make the meatballs, tip the mince into a large bowl. Add the oats, paprika, garlic and plenty of black pepper, and mix everything together with your hands. Divide the mixture into 20 lumps about the size of a walnut and roll each piece into a meatball. Spray or run a non-stick pan with a little oil and gently cook the meatballs until they start to brown. Add them to the tomato base and cook on Low for 5 hours. Serve over rice or pasta if you like, or with a green salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 0.21 milligram of sodium

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN MEATBALLS



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These meatballs taste just like your nonna's without any pre-cooking or tending to-just throw them in the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients. The recipe makes enough meatballs and sauce to serve with two pounds of pasta. They are also delicious over polenta, stuffed into sub rolls or as a pizza topping.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 8h20m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

Two 28-ounce cans whole plum tomatoes
One 6-ounce can tomato paste
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt
1 small onion, cut into chunks
1 small carrot, cut into chunks
1 celery stalk, cut into chunks
1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
1 pound 90 percent lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 large eggs
3/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Kosher salt

Steps:

  • For the sauce: Pour the tomatoes into a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker and crush by hand. Stir in the tomato paste, olive oil, oregano, pepper flakes, garlic, bay leaves and 2 teaspoons salt.
  • For the meatballs: Place the onions, carrots, celery, parsley and garlic in a food processor and pulse to make a paste. Transfer to a large bowl and add the beef, pork, eggs, breadcrumbs, Parmesan and 1 teaspoon salt. Form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs (you should get about 20 to 24) and nestle into the sauce in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 7 to 8 hours. Discard the bay leaves before serving.

BACK PORCH SLOW-COOKER MEATBALLS



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This slow-cooker meatballs recipe came to me while sitting on the back porch. The combination of meats and ingredients in the sauce makes meatballs unlike any I've ever had before. —Justin Boudreaux, Walker, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 3h30m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
2 cups salsa
1/2 cup grated onion
2/3 pound ground turkey
2/3 pound ground pork
2/3 pound ground beef
SAUCE:
3 cups tomato sauce
1 medium onion, grated
1 cup beef stock
1 cup mixed fruit jelly
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup prepared mustard
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, salsa and onion. Add turkey, pork and beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased racks in two 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake until browned, 18-22 minutes., In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine sauce ingredients. Add meatballs; gently stir to coat. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until meatballs are cooked through. Freeze Option: Freeze cooled meatball mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little water if necessary.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 195mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS



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Using a mixture of uncased sausage and ground beef is the trick to achieving tender, flavorful meatballs without a lot of work or extra ingredients. These three-inch meatballs are oversize, so they can stay moist and tender after cooking for an extended period. This way, they also fit in the slow cooker in one layer, which helps them cook evenly. Choose any kind of turkey sausage you like best; sweet or hot Italian are both great choices. (Pork will work too, but will make the sauce a little oily.) Fear not, the spaghetti is cooked separately, so you can serve these meatballs over any long noodle for a traditional take, or spoon them over polenta or tuck them into hero rolls.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Categories     dinner, meat, pastas, main course

Time 2h

Yield 5 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/4 cup tomato paste
3 tablespoons dry red wine
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley (about 1/2 bunch)
4 ounces grated Parmesan (1 to 1 1/4 cups), plus more for serving
1/2 medium onion, coarsely grated (about 1/3 cup)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons whole milk
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 pound bulk fresh sweet or hot Italian turkey sausage
1 pound ground beef (10 to 20 percent fat)
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 sprigs fresh basil, plus more for serving
1 pound dried spaghetti, for serving

Steps:

  • In a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, whisk together the tomato paste and red wine. In a bowl, stir together the panko, parsley, Parmesan, grated onion, eggs, milk, garlic, vinegar and red-pepper flakes. Season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of black pepper.
  • Add the sausage and ground beef to the panko mixture, and gently mix using your hands just until all the ingredients are uniformly combined. (Don't overmix, or you'll end up with tough meatballs.) Form the mixture into 7 (3-inch) gently packed meatballs, and place them in the slow cooker. (They should fit snugly in one layer.) Pour the crushed tomatoes all over the top of the meatballs, then add the basil sprigs to the slow cooker. Cover, and cook on low for 4 hours.
  • When ready to serve, cook the spaghetti according to the package directions in boiling, salted water and drain. Increase the slow cooker heat to high. Using a slotted spoon, remove the meatballs to a bowl. Discard the basil sprigs from the sauce. If there is more oil on the surface of the sauce than you'd like, use a ladle to skim it off and discard it. Add the drained pasta to the sauce and toss to coat the pasta evenly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the meatballs back to the slow cooker and stir gently to combine. Serve the spaghetti and meatballs with more grated Parmesan and torn basil leaves for topping.

EASY SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS



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This is an easy recipe that can be prepared in a slow cooker for a great hot meal at the end of the day. Serve with hot cooked spaghetti noodles.

Provided by HUNNIE0913

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 8h20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 ¼ cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (14.25 ounce) can tomato puree

Steps:

  • In a bowl, mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, onion, and egg. Shape the mixture into 16 meatballs.
  • In a slow cooker, mix the spaghetti sauce, crushed tomatoes, and tomato puree. Place the meatballs into the sauce mixture. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 10.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 502.9 mg, Sugar 6.2 g

EASY SLOW COOKER SWEDISH MEATBALLS



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These make-ahead slow cooker Swedish meatballs are perfect for family meals. For a meal, serve over wide egg noodles. Meatballs can also be served without noodles for an appetizer.

Provided by Linnea Wittenburg Bennett

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Meatball Recipes

Time 4h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups beef broth
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 tablespoons steak sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (28 ounce) package frozen cooked meatballs, thawed
1 onion, diced
1 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Whisk beef broth and mushroom soup together in a slow cooker. Add steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir in meatballs and onion.
  • Cook on High for 4 hours. Add sour cream, mixing well. Cook until sauce is heated through, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Carbohydrate 17.1 g, Cholesterol 126.7 mg, Fat 28.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 1071.5 mg, Sugar 2 g

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