Slow cooker meatballs

These delicious meatballs are big and juicy and come in their own beautiful tomatoey sauce. They sit perfectly on spaghetti and taste great with a sprinkle of fresh parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • 500g beef mince

  • 250g Italian sausage

    skin removed

  • 2 eggs

  • ½ cup milk

  • ½ cup dry breadcrumbs

  • 3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

  • 2 cloves garlic

    crushed

  • Salt and pepper

  • 1 diced tomatoes

  • ½ cup tomato paste

  • 1 small onion

    diced

  • 1/2 green capsicum

    diced

  • 1 cup beef stock

  • ½ cup red wine

  • 2 cloves garlic

    crushed

  • 1 tbsp Italian herb mix

  • 1 tsp sugar

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 slow cooker

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl mix the eggs and milk and add the rest of the ingredients for the meatballs.
  3. Mix thoroughly and form 2 cm ball and place on baking tray.
  4. Cook for 15 mins in the oven. Place in slow cooker.
  5. Pour all of the sauce ingredients into the slow cooker, stir and cover.
  6. Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
  7. Serve over spaghetti with extra parmesan cheese.

Notes

Tip
Buy a double quantity of meat and make an extra batch of meatballs to freeze for later That way you have a head-start next time you want to make this recipe.
Tip
One quantity of this make 36 meatballs which should easily feed a family of 6 if you serve it on spaghetti.
Tip
Get the kids to help you roll the meatballs. They are more likely to eat food they have had a hand in preparing.

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