Slow Cooker Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Super tasty beef meatballs in rich tomato sauce – let your slow cooker do most of the work! Serve with spaghetti and plenty of freshly grated Parmesan.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 298kcal
Ingredients
- 450 g (1 pound) lean beef mince 5% fat
- 1 yellow onion peeled
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- 3 tbsp Panko breadcrumbs use wholemeal breadcrumbs for SW version
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan ready grated is fine
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp onion granules
- ½ tsp salt
Tomato Sauce
- 400 g (14oz) Italian plum tomatoes in sauce
- 60 ml (¼ cup) red wine or beef stock
- 1 large onion peeled
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- small bunch fresh basil leaves roughly torn
- 1 tbsp olive oil leave out for SW version
- 2 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp celery salt optional
- dash Worcestershire sauce
- pinch cloves
- salt and freshly ground pepper to season
- freshly grated Parmesan to serve
Instructions
- Blitz the onion and garlic in a food processor or mini chopper until finely minced.
- Put the all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl and add the onion and garlic. Mix everything together thoroughly with your hands and then form small, even sized meatballs. Set aside.
- Blitz the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a food processor or blender.
- Add the oil into the slow cooker container and then pour in the tomato sauce. Add the wine, sugar, cinnamon, Worcestershire sauce and cloves. Mix everything together with a spoon and season with salt and pepper.
- Nestle the meatballs in the sauce, cover and cook for 3 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low. Turn the meatballs over halfway through the cooking.
- When the meatballs are ready, check the seasoning and add the basil leaves.
- Serve with spaghetti or your choice of pasta and sprinkle with plenty of freshly grated Parmesan.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 592mg | Potassium: 755mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 892IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 4mg
