Description
Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs are a delicious and easy-to-make dish perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet and tangy cranberry sauce with savory meatballs creates a delightful flavor that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cranberry sauce
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, chopped onion, egg, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Form the mixture into small meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place the meatballs in the slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the cranberry sauce and barbecue sauce. Pour the sauce over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until the meatballs are cooked through.
- Serve warm as an appetizer or over rice as a main dish.
Notes
- For a healthier option, you can use ground turkey instead of beef.
- Feel free to add chopped bell peppers or other vegetables to the meatball mixture for added flavor and nutrition.
- These meatballs can be made ahead of time and frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Appetizer/Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg