Best 2 Slow Cooker Meatballs And Sauce Recipes

SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, using clean hands, combine meatball ingredients (ground pork through 1 tsp black pepper); set aside. In slow cooker crock, whisk together the sauce ingredients (spaghetti sauce through water).
• Form meat mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and drop them into the sauce (some will stick out of the sauce; that's okay).
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Before serving, stir gently so all meatballs are coated with sauce.

SLOW COOKER CHEESE STUFFED MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, ground pork, parmesan, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic, basil, parsley and dried oregano. Add bread crumbs 1/2 cup at a time until mixture is not to wet and can be formed into balls easily. Form mixture into 12 balls using your thumb to press a hole in the center. Insert a piece of the fresh mozzarella into the hole and close the hole by pushing the meatball mixture around it to secure the mozzarella inside each ball.
• 2. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and drizzle olive oil into it. Add meatballs and cook until lightly browned. Don't overcook. (4-5 minutes) on low to medium heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs into a slow cooker.
• 3. Pour red sauce over the meatballs and cook on LOW for approximately 5 hours. Serve the stuffed meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.
• 4. Serve with a green salad and French Bread.