Description
This easy slow cooker recipe cooks Italian style beef meatballs to tender, juicy perfection in marinara sauce. Serve it as spaghetti and meatballs, meatball subs, or any of your favorite meatball dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs lean ground beef
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup beef broth
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp Italian seasonings
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 24 oz marinara sauce
Instructions
- Step: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, broth, parmesan cheese, eggs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Use a spoon, or your hands to work the mixture until everything is evenly combined.
- Step: Roll meat into 24 balls, about 1.5-2 in in diameter.
- Step: Pour the marinara sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Step: Nestle the meatballs into the sauce.
- Step: Cook on low for 4 hours, or high for 2.5 hours.
Notes
Keep the ingredients cold to help the fat stay solid for more tender meatballs. Use a scoop to ensure uniform sizing. If you only have plain bread crumbs, add an extra teaspoon of Italian seasoning. The meatballs can be prepped as a freezer meal for up to 6 months.
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT240M
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 meatballs
- Calories: 213 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 889 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 97 mg
Keywords: meatballs, marinara, crockpot, slow cooker, italian, dinner, beef