Slow Cooker Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
Serves: 6-8.
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ lb very lean ground beef
  • 1 large egg
, beaten
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp. parsley
  • ½ Tbsp. oregano
  • ½ cup Oatmeal
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • (optional) ½ green pepper, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • small can (4 oz) of Tomato Paste
  • 8 oz No-Salt-Added Tomato Sauce
  • 2 ¼ c Water
  • ¾ cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • 5 Tbsp Brown Sugar
  • (optional) ½ cup chopped vegetables (mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, ...)
Instructions
  1. Meatballs:
  2. Combine beaten egg, Parmesan, garlic, parsley, oregano, and oatmeal. Mix well. Add ground beef and, using your hands, mix well until uniformly distributed. Form into 1-inch balls. Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes, turning once.
  3. Sauce:
  4. Sauté onion (and optional green pepper in olive oil until soft, about 4 minutes.
  5. Combine onions and optional peppers, tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, vinegar, and brown sugar (and vegetables if desired) and place in slow cooker.
  6. Add meatballs.
  7. Stir to mix.
  8. Cook on low 4-6 hours.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 oz. Sodium: 115mg.
Recipe by The Low Sodium Spot at https://waltonspot.com/lowsodium/recipes/beef/slow-cooker-meatballs-with-tomato-sauce/