Slow Cooker Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
- 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, ...)
- Meatballs:
- 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.
- Sauce:
- Sauté onion (and optional green pepper in olive oil until soft, about 4 minutes.
- Combine onions and optional peppers, tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, vinegar, and brown sugar (and vegetables if desired) and place in slow cooker.
- Add meatballs.
- Stir to mix.
- Cook on low 4-6 hours.
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/
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