Slow Cooker Meatballs In Pasta Sauce Food

SLOW-COOKER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix bread crumbs, cheese, pepper and salt; stir in eggs. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a large skillet, brown meatballs in batches over medium heat; drain., Place the first 5 sauce ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker; stir in garlic and seasonings. Add meatballs, stirring gently to coat. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours, until meatballs are cooked through., Remove bay leaves. Serve with spaghetti.

SLOW-COOKER SAUCY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients just until blended; shape into 1-inch balls. Place in slow cooker; top with vegetables and pasta sauce. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours).
• Cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Drain spaghetti. Serve topped with meatballs, sauce and cheese.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix together crushed tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, garlic powder, and bay leaf for the sauce in a slow cooker.
• Place ground beef, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic powder, parsley, Italian seasoning, and pepper for the meatballs in a large bowl. Mix gently, but thoroughly, with your hands until well combined. Form mixture into 1-inch meatballs. Drop into sauce in the slow cooker, stir, and cover.
• Cook on Low until meatballs are cooked through, 4 to 8 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Just before meatballs and sauce are finished cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and serve with sauce and meatballs.

SLOW COOKER MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cover and cook: Secure the lid to your slow cooker and let it cook for as little as 5 hours on high or as many as 8 to 10 hours on low.
• Serve: Serve these over spaghetti, on a hoagie bun for a meatball sandwich, or as a party appetizer on their own. If you want to thicken the sauce, you can transfer it to a skillet set over medium-high heat and reduce it until it reaches your desired consistency. If the sauce has some fat floating on the top, just stir it in.

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN MEATBALLS

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.

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.

MEAT-LOVER'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and sausage, until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker.
• In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 t of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano and 2 t garlic powder.
• Cook on low for about 8 hours.
• About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar.
• Serve hot over pasta.

SLOW COOKER (CROCK POT) SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH MARVELOUS MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients (stuffing down to onion flakes).
• Shape into 1 inch balls.
• Place in bottom of slow cooker.
• Top with mushrooms and peppers.
• Cover with Spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce.
• DO NOT stir, just shake the pot a bit to get the sauce down toward the bottom.
• Cook on low for 5-6 hours, but NO MORE. The meatballs will really start to fall apart if they are overcooked.
• Stir after about 3 hours, then stir once per hour if you can.
• Serve over noodles or make into meatball sandwiches!

SLOW SIMMERED SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Pour spaghetti sauce and tomatoes with juice into a slow cooker.
• Add chopped onion, garlic, and Italian seasonings; mix well.
• Add still-frozen meatballs; stirring to mix well. Make sure meatballs are covered with sauce.
• Cover the slow cooker, turn to LOW heat; cook 7-8 hours.
• Just before serving, cook spaghetti according to package directions. (This can be done ahead of time, noodles drained and tossed w/ olive oil, and refrigerated. Reheat noodles in the microwave before serving.).
• Serve sauce and meatballs over spaghetti. Pass Parmesan cheese at the table.
• NOTE: Any style tomato-based (marinara style) spaghetti sauce can be used. The jar sizes may vary from brand to brand but this is okay.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Spray inside of 1 1/2 or 2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine sauce and water in slow cooker, then drop in meatballs. Cook on low 5-7 hours. Break spaghetti into fourths and stir into meatball and sauce mixture. Cook on high for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with garlic bread and a side salad - yum! :).
• Number of Servings: 2.