Cooking Time:
4-5 hoursServings:
8-10
Ingredients
Sauce:2 T. oil
1/4 - 1/2 c. chopped onions
3 garlic cloves, minced
29 oz. can tomato puree
12 oz. can tomato paste
12 oz. can water
1 tsp. salt
1 T. sugar
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. diced green peppers
Meatballs:
1 lb. ground beef
1 egg
2 T. water
3/4 c. Italian bread crumbs
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 T. oil
My little one likes her spaghetti and Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs is such and easy dish to prepare!
- Saute onions and garlic in oil in saucepan.
- Combine all sauce ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Cover. Cook on Low while you make the meatballs.
- Mix together all meatball ingredients except the oil. Form into small meatballs then brown on all sides in oil in saucepan. Drain on paper towels and add to the sauce in the crock pot.
- Cover. Cook on Low for 4-5 hours.
- When the sauce is close to being done boil spaghetti or pasta of your choice as directed on box.
Serve sauce over cooked pasta and enjoy!
NOTE: Jenn likes to top with mozzarella cheese! Yummy!
Happy Crocking!
XOXO,
Jenn
29 ounce of water and 12 ounce water?
Thanks Adrianna, I made a typo so I have corrected the recipe! Good catch and again thank you so much! Happy Crocking!
I was wondering, can I add the meatballs without browning them first? I remember mt great-grandmother simmering her meatballs all day without browning them & they fell apart in your mouth, but wasnt sure if I could do that with this recipe.
You sure can Nikki…. the fun of cooking is making things the way you like them! Happy Crocking!
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8 a.m.I started this @ 8a.m I didn’t brown the meatballs, just added them to the sauce. Cooking on low, since the meat wasn’t browned should I let it cook how much longer? Another 3 or 4 hrs?
To be sure Kayren, I would use a meat thermometer and check the meatballs to make sure they are done! Depending on the slow cooker and how it cooks it could be done even sooner than that. It is always hard for me to say as each and every slow cooker cooks differently. 🙂