Soups
Slow Cooker Easy Meatballs
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker soups. About 4 hours on LOW in the crock, serves 8.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
Step by step
- 01
Combine lean ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion.
- 02
Roll meat mixture into meatballs (a bit smaller than golf ball size). Set aside.
- 03
Place 1 T oil in a skillet and turn stove to medium-high heat.
- 04
Once heated, brown the meatballs for 1-2 minutes. (just enough to sear/brown outside)
- 05
Place browned meatballs on a paper towel lined plate to soak up any grease.
- 06
Combine the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a round slow cooker.
- 07
Carefully place the meatballs into the sauce in the slow cooker..
- 08
Cover. Cook on Low for 4 hours.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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