Recipe: Slow Cooker Country Bob Meatballs

Here's my version of meatballs in a slow cooker using Country Bob's sauce as part of my review & giveaway. I suggest using a pair of food service gloves to mix the ingredients and shape the meatballs. A box doesn't cost very much and will last ages in your kitchen. This is also an excellent recipe to sneak some TVP in. ;) (Note: I froze half my meatballs so the cookie sheet pic is half a recipe - you'll have more!)

2 lb ground beef
1/2 onion
1 garlic glove
3 tablespoons cumin
1 tablespoon pepper flakes
1/8th cup beef broth or water
1 cup bread crumbs
1 bottle Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce.

First, attack your onion. By going on the offensive, it won't make your eyes water so much (peel under cold running water, have the stove fan going while dicing, and keep your hands away from your face the entire time you work with the onion) You'll want to make sure it's diced small (or, be lazy like apparently I was now that I look back at the photos and realize my onion was a little chunkier than I normally like. Oops!)


Dice the garlic clove and add with the onion in a large mixing bowl. (In a pinch you can use garlic powder, which is what I did) Next add the pepper flakes, cumin and bread crumbs, followed by the (raw) ground beef. Mix this very well with your hands. (You may want to let the beef sit out while you are dicing the onion and garlic so your hands don't turn to ice from the straight out of the fridge beef)




Have a cookie sheet out, and squish your meatballs into the size you desire. Hint: smaller meatballs cook faster. (please ignore the scary looking sheet)


Spray your crock pot with Pam (or similar cooking spray), add the broth/water, a bit of olive oil if desired, and a good dollop of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce, and mix. Add the meatballs in. I like to roll my meatballs in the sauce that's started.


After all the meatballs are in, add the rest of the Country Bob's sauce. Be generous.


Cook on low. Depending on the size of your meatballs, anywhere from 4-7 hours. If you're impatient, you can cook on high for several hours and then finish it off on low.


I had a free loaf of Albertsons French Bread so I turned these into meatball subs with a slice of swiss. Yummy!



Cost of meatballs:
2 lbs ground beef $4
onion $0.25
spices, broth & bread crumbs $0.25
Country Bob's sauce $4
Total: $8.50 (less if ground beef is on sale!)
servings: 5-7