Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

hd4000    Juni 15, 2020    Comment   

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs. These slow cooker meatballs are Italian style and made with ground beef, parmesan cheese, herbs and spices. They're slow simmered to tender perfection in the crock pot and are perfect served over spaghetti or as a hearty appetizer. Tasty Tuesdays: Slow Cooker "BBQ Grape Jelly Meatballs" Yummo!!!

Super Tender Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs. Loaded with Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley and garlic. They melt in your mouth and are incredibly tender. You can have Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

1. You need of Meatballs :.
2. You need 1 lb. of lean ground beef (or lean ground turkey).
3. It's 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs.
4. It's 1 of large egg.
5. You need 2 tbsp. of milk.
6. You need 1 tsp. of each dried basil, dried parsley.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of each garlic powder, onion powder, pepper.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of salt.
9. You need of Sauce :.
10. You need 1 can (28 oz.) of crushed tomatoes.
11. It's 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained.
12. You need 1 can (6 oz.) of tomato paste.
13. You need 2 tsp. of dried basil.
14. It's 1 tsp. of each dried parsley, granulated sugar.
15. It's 1/2 tsp. of each dried oregano, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt.
16. It's 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
17. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.

These slow cooker Italian meatballs are lovingly braised in marinara sauce for hours. These Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs are one of my favorite go-to recipes for basically anything. They taste great on their own as an appetizer, but also work well with pasta or on sub sandwiches with melty cheese. Showcase Mediterranean flavors for this slow-cooked dish, with easy canned tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and a frozen onion and pepper medley.

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs instructions

1. Grease your slow cooker. Place in all of the sauce ingredients and stir together..
2. In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients. Use your hands to thoroughly combine it all together..
3. Roll out the meatballs, using about 1 tbsp of meat per ball. Place the meatballs into the sauce in the slow cooker..
4. Make sure to spoon the sauce over the top of the meatballs. Then place the lid on and cook on low heat for 5-7 hours, until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center..
5. Serve however you'd like and refrigerate any leftovers..

Delicious Italian turkey meatballs, all made in the slow cooker. One thing I should mention when making this for the slow cooker, it's best to carefully form the meatballs with gentle hands, if you pack them tight they will get tough while cooking. Give this Italian meatball soup a try! Another great thing about this Italian meatball soup is that there's nothing to pre-cook or brown… it all goes right in the slow cooker! Then, they go into the slow cooker with the chicken broth and sugar-free marinara.