Name: Slow cooker meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 405 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 slices white bread (90g), crusts removed; ½ cup (125ml) milk; 1 kg beef mince; 1 large brown onion (200g), chopped finely; 1 medium carrot (120g), grated finely; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 egg; 2 tbsps tomato paste; ½ tsp dried oregano leaves; 2 tbsps finely chopped basil; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium brown onion (150g), extra, chopped finely; 2 cloves garlic, extra, crushed; 400 grams canned diced tomatoes; 400 grams canned cherry tomatoes; 2 tbsps tomato paste, extra; 1 cup (250ml) beef stock; ¼ cup loosely packed basil leaves

Slow cooker meatballs

A set-and-forget recipe for busy days and lazy nights.

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Serves 6

Prep

45M

Cook

Total

6H 45M

Put your slow cooker to work with this meatballs in tomato sauce recipe. It makes a great family dinner either as spaghetti and meatballs, or served with potato mash sprinkled with parmesan.

How to make meatballs?

For juicy meatballs, we soak bread in milk for 10 minutes before adding this to the mince mixture.

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Ingredients

2 slices white bread (90g), crusts removed

½ cup (125ml) milk

1 kg beef mince

1 large brown onion (200g), chopped finely

1 medium carrot (120g), grated finely

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 egg

2 tbsps tomato paste

½ tsp dried oregano leaves

2 tbsps finely chopped basil

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 medium brown onion (150g), extra, chopped finely

2 cloves garlic, extra, crushed

400 grams canned diced tomatoes

400 grams canned cherry tomatoes

2 tbsps tomato paste, extra

1 cup (250ml) beef stock

¼ cup loosely packed basil leaves

Method

1.Combine bread and milk in a large bowl; stand for 10 minutes. Add beef, onion, carrot, garlic, egg, tomato paste, oregano and chopped basil; season, mix well. Shape level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker.

2.Heat oil in a large frying pan; cook extra onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens. Stir in tomatoes, extra paste and stock; transfer to cooker. Cook, covered, on low, for about 6 hours. Season to taste.

3.Serve sprinkled with basil leaves.

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