Crock Pot Meatballs & Penne in Red Sauce
photo by cbw8915
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
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Meatballs
- 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup onion
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
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Red Sauce
- 2 cups water
- 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1⁄2 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar (to cut acidity)
- 1 lb penne, uncooked
directions
- For Meatballs-Mix all meatball ingredients together, make into tsp size balls, and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350F for 25 minutes or until cooked and drain.
- Put all sauce ingredients and meatballs in the crock pot and mix together.
- Cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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This was a nice meal and it was great to put it all in and then forget about it. I wasn't thrilled with the texture of the pasta...it was a little gummy, but overall the dish was very tasty (in fact, two people in the family said they liked the pasta this way because it reminded them of "catered" ziti!). I will confess I used my own meatball recipe, but followed the sauce recipe exact except that I added some salt. It only took 2 hours in my crockpot on low! It's a Rival 4.5 quart and everything fit just to the top, so I don't know why it got done so early. I took it out and put it in a casserole dish with a lid and then warmed it at dinner time. Thanks for sharing...I knew I would be busy today and it was nice to know dinner was already done.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Pamela
Winnipeg, Manitoba