Aunt Jenny's Slow Cooker Meatballs

Name: Aunt Jenny's Slow Cooker Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h 30 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef; 1 cup dry breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup egg substitute; 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons minced fresh onions; 1/3 cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce; 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce

Submitted by James Craig

"This is an adaptation of a recipe created by the Johnson Family on the Baptist Church web site. Serving size is 3 meatballs with 2 tablespoons sauce."

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Ready In:: 10hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 10

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs lean ground beef
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
¹⁄₂ cup egg substitute
¹⁄₃ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons minced fresh onions
¹⁄₃ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce

directions

Combine first 5 ingredients (ground beef through onion).
In a large bowl; shape mixture into 30 1& 1/2" meatballs.
Combine ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice and sauces in an electric slow cooker; gently stir in meatballs.
Cover with lid; cook on low setting 8-10 hours.

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Reviews

These are so tasty. Sweet n' Sourish. Unexpected use of that left over can of cranberry sauce!

princess buttercup
Loved it! Thank you> I used real eggs and edded extra water because my slow cooker kind of runs hot.. a hit!

Chef h&h
I have to admit that I saw some of the ingrediants and had to just trust that other people said it was good. It was a hit at my dinner party and we really liked it. We did some with turkey meatballs and some of my friends liked it even better. Overall, a very tasty meal. Thanks for submitting.

Robyn from the dese
I rate this recipe 4 stars, my husband says only 3. This is a nice and easy recipe for the crock pot. It's more sweet than sour which I enjoyed but my husband felt it was too sweet and needed a little something more. I was happy to find a recipe to use up the canned jellied cranberry sauce leftover from Thanksgiving. I would make this again but perhaps try a spicier chili sauce. *UPDATE: the leftovers tasted great the next day! The flavors just came together after being refrigerated a day. I now change my rating to 5 stars!

PM Chef
I have been making this dish for years. I have the same recipe in an old weight watchers cookbook called "Just like Home".There are 7 points for 3 meatballs and 2 tbls of sauce. I only make 1/2 a recipe (only two of us) and use the rest for leftovers which is also outstanding.I serve them over noodles. This has a wonderful tangy flavor. I just throw the meatballs in with the other ingredients and skip the high heat cooking time. When I come home from work, dinner is almost done.

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