Ingredients
14 servings
- •7 cups crushed tomato
- •⅓ cup onion, chopped
- •2 cloves garlic, crushed
- •2 teaspoons dried basil
- •1 teaspoon dried oregano
- •½ teaspoon pepper
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1 lb beef
- •1 lb mild sausage
- •1 cup breadcrumb
- •⅓ cup onion, chopped
- •¼ cup parmesan cheese
- •1 teaspoon onion powder
- •1 teaspoon garlic powder
- •1 teaspoon dried thyme
- •1 teaspoon dried oregano
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon pepper
- •2 eggs
- •4 sticks mozzarella cheese, cut into 4-5 even pieces each
- •½ cup whole milk
- •½ cup parsley
Instructions
- Combine all sauce ingredients in slow cooker and stir. Set to high and cover while making meatballs, or for 30 minutes. (Or use pre-made/canned sauce.)
- Combine all meatball ingredients except the mozzarella in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix until fully combined.
- Take a golf ball sized piece of the ground beef mixture and place a piece of mozzarella in the middle. 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.
- Cover and cook on high for 2-2½ hours, or until meat is fully cooked.
- Serve by itself or over pasta.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts
Per 14 servings
- Calories: 279
- Carbohydrate: 20g
- Fat: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 17g
- Sugar: 6g