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Recipe: Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs

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Who doesn’t like a hearty meal after a long day of work, but who wants to cook a big meal after said long day?  This easy crockpot meal will be sure to leave you full and satisfy your home-cooked craving.

I like slow cooker meals that are easy, all the ingredients thrown in together, no premixing or adding later.  I also like slow cooker meals that are complete.  I don’t want to have to make sides to go with my slow cooker meal.

Asian Meatballs

The recipe takes about 15 minutes to put together.

Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 4 hours
Total time: 4 hours 15 mins
Serves: 4-8

*Most slow cooker times vary, times are approximate.

I found this recipe on a great site called Let’s Get Crockin’.  Check out their other great recipes by following this link.

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Please read the entire recipe before you get started.  You will need to place the mixture into a baking pan and then place the baking pan into the crockpot, so you’ll need to make sure you have one that will fit inside of your crockpot.
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Make clean up a breeze, use slow cooker liners.  When you’re finished with your meal, simply pull out the liner bag and toss it in the trash.

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Ingredients

  • 1 14oz. bag frozen meatballs
  • 1-2 heads of Broccoli
  • 2-3 Table Onions
  • 2 Mini Peppers
  • 1 Bottle Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
  • 1 Cup of Water

Instructions

  1. Cut the broccoli, onions, and peppers into small bite sized pieces. Open the bag of frozen meatballs
  2. Dump the vegetables and meatballs into the slow cooker.
  3. Measure 1 cup of water and add it to the slow cooker.
  4. Next add the whole bottle of dressing to the slow cooker
  5. Set the Slow cooker on medium for 4 hours or until the meatballs are heated through
  6. Serve over rice
  7. Enjoy!

Notes

*use a pair of kitchen scissors to easily chop the peppers and onions
*use lite dressing to reduce fat and calories
*use turkey meatballs to reduce fat
*could also be used as an appetizer if served with toothpicks and vegetables cut into smaller pieces.

For more slow cooker meals, follow this link.

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