Slow Cooker-Meatball Sandwiches

Today for dinner I made slow-cooker meatball sandwiches- I found the recipe on Pinterest. I am never to sure how recipes will turn out but this one was amazing and so simple! I did substitute the ground beef for ground turkey instead. Also, sorry for such bad picture quality! I will try to fix that for the next time! 

Getting the ingredients ready for the meatballs

Ground turkey meatballs

Meatballs out of the oven

Meatballs put into the sauce and ready to be cooked in the slow-cooker

The finished product--- watch out for the steam it can burn! I always forget that. 

Seriously delicious!

Makes: 8 servings

Prep 30 minsBake 350° 25 minsCook 3 hrs to 4 hrs  (low) or 1.5-2 hours (high)

Slow Cooker-Meatball Sandwiches

ingredients

• 1egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 2/3cup finely chopped onion (2 small)
• 1/2teaspoon salt
• 1/2teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1/4teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2pounds lean ground beef
• 115 ounce cantomato sauce
• 1/2cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 small)
• 2tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
• 8hoagie buns, split and toasted
• 2cups shredded mozzarela cheese (8 ounces)
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• directions

1.In a large bowl, stir together egg, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup onion, the salt, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape meat mixture into 32 balls. Arrange meatballs in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking-pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Drain off fat.

2.For the sauce, in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, stir together tomato sauce, the remaining 1/3 cup onion, the sweet pepper, brown sugar, mustard, chili powder, garlic salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and the hot pepper sauce. Add cooked meatballs, stirring gently to coat with sauce.

3.Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours or on high-heat setting for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

4.Place four meatballs on the bottom of each bun. Top with some of the sauce and some of the cheese. Add bun tops. Makes 8 servings.

nutrition facts (Slow-Cooker Meatball Sandwiches)

• Servings Per Recipe 8,
 
• cal. (kcal) 724,
 
• Fat, total (g) 28,
 
• chol. (mg) 99,
 
• sat. fat (g) 11,
 
• carb. (g) 84,
 
• Monosaturated fat (g) 11,
 
• Polyunsaturated fat (g) 3,
 
• fiber (g) 5,
 
• sugar (g) 15,
 
• pro. (g) 36,
 
• vit. A (IU) 437,
 
• vit. C (mg) 7,
 
• Thiamin (mg) 1,
 
• Riboflavin (mg) 1,
 
• Niacin (mg) 8,
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
 
• Folate (µg) 12,
 
• Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 2,
 
• sodium (mg)1504,
 
• Potassium (mg) 438,
 
• calcium (mg) 343,
 
• iron (mg) 6,
 
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Here is a link to where I found the recipe;

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef/meatball-sandwiches/