Slow cooker meatballs
Meatballs are everyone’s favorite, and kids especially love them as they are small, tender and really tasty! Slow cooker meatballs are also super-easy to make and a lot healthier than the classic deep-fried version.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meat a mix or pork and beef
- 1/2 cup homemade bread crumbs
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 5 small garlic cloves smashed
- 1 egg large
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp sweet paprika
- handful of fresh parsley finely chopped or 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup milk optional if you find the mixture too thick
- 2 dried bay leaves large or 3 medium
- 1 cup water
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients except for the bay leaves and milk. Add the milk if the mixture is too thick for your taste.
- Shape the mixture into balls of about 1".
- Place the meatballs into a slow cooker
- Add water then cover and cook on high for 4 hrs or low for 6 hrs.
- When meatballs are almost ready, prepare the spaghetti as instructed on the package.
- Drain spaghetti and distribute to plates. Top each plate with meatballs and some sauce.
- Serve warm
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