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All-Day Meatballs Recipe

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Folks who work outside the home can pop these meatballs into the slow cooker in the morning. By the time they get home, dinner's ready! - Cathy Ryan, Red Wing, Minnesota

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6 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours

Ingredients

1 cup milk
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker.
In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, water, vinegar and sugar. Pour over meatballs. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is no longer pink. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (4 each) equals 346 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 1,139 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 26 g protein.

All-Day Meatballs published in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook , p62

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Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2009 by hollyez

I made these yesterday, and they were Ok. I had to alter the recipe quite a bit for taste. They were a bit bland as is. I added some spice blend (emeril essence) to the meatballs and added some blackberry preserves (what I had in the fridge), A-1 sauce, worcesire(sp?) sauce, and hot pepper vinegar. I would not make these again as is, but I like the oatmeal for the meatballs instead of bread crumbs. It was a difference in texture that worked. Thank you anyway, and thank you for the many recipes and fun in cooking I have had with Taste of Home.

Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2009 by startrek009

re:allday meat balls i like the idea of a slow cooker because it reduces the fat and it tastes alotbettet

Reviewed on Aug. 01, 2009 by glynnka

I use ground venison with no fat added. No grease problem.

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2009 by misSky

I Agree there is to much grease.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2008 by Starlene

Ground beef is often quite greasy. If you see grease floating on top (don't stir)

blot for a few minutes with a few layers of paper towel. It works for me.. No grease!

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2008 by 5hungrykids

The meatballs tasted okay, not great. There certainly was a lot of grease in the crockpot after they were done. I used very lean meat, too. It was hard to skim that off and serve the sauce over the meatballs so they wouldn't be greasy. There were no other complaints from anyone else about this, so maybe it was just my problem, but I won't be making these again since I already have a pretty good recipe for meatballs.

Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2008 by Midnight Angel

Thanks for the tip lssrl. I made this recipe according to exact directions. Several of the meatballs stuck together. Next time I will try your tip and see if they come presentable for guests.

Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

If you put the sauce in the slow cooker first and then add the meatballs they will not stick together

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2008 by ViolaB

Years ago, I had (and have since lost) a recipe for some coktail meatballs that were to be placed on a glass pie plate or some other microwaveable dish, and just barely cooked, then popped into the slow cooker with their sauce. It worked very well.

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