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Slow-Cooker Meatballs

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 3 hours YIELD: 6 dozen.
This idea came to me while sitting on my back porch. The combination of meats and ingredients in the sauce produces slow-cooker meatballs unlike any I've ever had. —Justin Boudreaux, Walker, Louisiana

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 cups salsa
  • 1/2 cup grated onion
  • 2/3 pound ground turkey
  • 2/3 pound ground pork
  • 2/3 pound ground beef
  • SAUCE:
  • 3 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 medium onion, grated
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 cup mixed fruit jelly
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup prepared mustard
  • 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs, salsa and onion. Add turkey, pork and beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased racks in two 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake until browned, 18-22 minutes.
  • 2. In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine sauce ingredients. Add meatballs; gently stir to coat. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until meatballs are cooked through.

Nutrition Facts

1 meatball: 87 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 195mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

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