How to Make Perfect Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs

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Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs. Place one piece of cheese in the center of the patty. Fold the patty over to create a ball. Place ball in the sauce in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs Press meat around the piece of cheese, fully enclosing it. Repeat until all meat is used. Place meatballs in slow cooker and submerge in sauce. You can have Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs

  1. It's 1 lb of Ground beef.
  2. It's 1 lb of Hot Italian sausage.
  3. It's 1 cup of bread crumbs.
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
  5. You need 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
  6. Prepare of salt and pepper.
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning.
  8. It's 2 large of eggs (beaten).
  9. You need 1 1/2 cup of fresh parsley (chopped).
  10. It's 8 oz of mozzarella cheese (1/4 in cubes).
  11. Prepare 1 can of Your favorite pasta sauce.
  12. Prepare 2 of bay leaf.

Easy Slow Cooker Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs And Sauce. Combine all meatball ingredients except the mozzarella in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix until fully combined. These slow cooker meatballs are Italian style and made with ground beef, parmesan cheese, herbs and spices.

Slow Cooker Italian Stuffed Meatballs instructions

  1. Remove the casing from the sausage..
  2. In a large mixing bowl mix all first 9 ingredients. Mix with hands until well integrated..
  3. Roll into round balls then place cubed mozzarella into ball then continue to roll until cheese is covered and balls look uniform..
  4. Place one layer of meatballs in slow cooker set on high then pour half of the sauce over them.
  5. Place the rest of the meatballs inside and cover with remaining sauce.
  6. Put in bay leaves cover and let cook for 2:30 - 3hrs on high.
  7. Remove bay leaves and enjoy.

For the meatballs: Place the onions, carrots, celery, parsley and garlic in a food processor and pulse to make a paste. Transfer to a large bowl and add the beef, pork, eggs, breadcrumbs, Parmesan. Add meatballs and cook until just browned. Using a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs into a slow cooker. Serve the stuffed meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.