Slow Cooker Hearty Meatball Stew Recipe

Slow cooker hearty meatball stew recipe. Meatballs with vegetables cooked in a slow cooker. You can brown meatballs in a skillet or bake in an oven at 350º F (170º C) until browned. Cooked meatballs are less fragile and more attractive.

Use 6-quart (6 L) slow cooker for this stew recipe.

You can serve meatballs with cooked pasta or mashed potato.

Add meatballs to slow cooker (crockpot) carefully.

To prepare meatballs you need to use the following ingredients:

1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion

1 large egg, beaten

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1-2 teaspoons beef-flavor bouillon crystals

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Shape beef mixture into 18 meatballs.

To brown meatballs in the skillet, grease large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat.

Add meatballs to the skillet and brown for 2 minutes on each side.

Slow Cooker Hearty Meatball Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• Hearty Meatballs (see recipe above)
• 1 cup (250 ml) low-fat beef broth
• 28 oz (840 ml) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 2 small zucchini, sliced(optional)
• 2 tablespoons cornctarch
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) cold water
• salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste

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