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Beverly Mills & Alicia Ross

Main Ingredients: Beef, Pasta & Grains

Styles: 30 Minutes or Less, Budget-minded, Kid Friendly, Slow Cooking

Meal / Menu Items: Mains

Cuisines: Italian-inspired

Recipes

Slow-Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs

Serves 6

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Start to Finish: 7 to 8 hours in a slow cooker

Slow-Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs

When it's impossible for everyone to sit down together for dinner, how do you cook only once? Our answer is often a slow cooker. But pasta? Here's how.

Recipe

1 jar (26 ounces) spaghetti sauce*
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced or stewed tomatoes
1 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
24 plain or Italian-style frozen meatballs, about 3/4 pound
12 ounces spaghetti or pasta of choice*
Parmesan cheese, for serving, optional

  1. Pour spaghetti sauce and tomatoes with juice into a slow cooker. Peel and coarsely chop onion, and add to sauce. Stir in garlic and Italian seasoning. Add still-frozen meatballs. Stir well, making sure all meatballs are covered with sauce. Cover cooker pot and turn on low heat. Cook 7 to 8 hours.
  2. Just before serving, cook spaghetti according to package directions. (See Tips.)  Serve sauce and meatballs over spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan, if desired.

* Notes

Any style of tomato-based (marinara style) spaghetti sauce works. Jar sizes can vary slightly by brand, but this is okay.

Spaghetti noodles can be cooked ahead, drained, tossed with a little olive oil, and refrigerated. Reheat in microwave to serve.

Refrigerate leftover sauce in airtight container for up to 3 days. Microwave to reheat.

Backstory

To serve any time, just cook the spaghetti ahead, drain, toss with a little oil, and then refrigerate. Even most non-cooks can microwave a plate of pasta. They’ll just be thrilled to have a wonderfully warm dinner – and so will you.

Nutrition Info

Feel Good About: Tomatoes are a great source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Sub out turkey meatballs and whole-wheat pasta for an even healthier dish.

Approximate Values Per Serving: 478 calories (26% from fat), 14 g fat (4 g saturated), 47 mg cholesterol, 22 g protein, 70 g carbohydrates, 14 g dietary fiber, 716 mg sodium

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Comments

I have a family reunion coming up and would like to make something with frozen precooked meatballs.

I do not want a spaghetti recipe and I am getting tired of the appetizer recipes that call for Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce or Ketchup.

Are there any other easy ways to fix meatballs in a slow cooker.

Thanks in advance.

Here’s an exotic yet easy recipe that will definitely not bore you or your guests! Here’s the link to the recipe here on Kitchen Scoop:

http://kitchenscoop.com/recipes/moroccan-meatballs-couscous/

You can serve them with our without couscous. Although the recipe is written as a main dish, you can serve it as a snack or appetizer.

Hope this helps!

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