Crock Pot Barbecue Meatballs -
Italian Style!

Crock pot barbecue meatballs is so simple to do, it’s delicious and really easy to prepare variations to the theme.

I have a traditional barbecue recipe if you prefer but in this recipe I’ve chosen to go for Italian style. Essentially I’m easing off on the traditional barbecue sauce ingredients such as vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and going heavy on the garlic, olive oil and basil.

I’ll do the barbecue meatballs first and then the sauce option. Hope you like it!

Meatball Ingredients:-

• 1Kg / 2.2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 100g / 4 oz breadcrumbs
• 1 beaten free range egg
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Sauce Ingredients:-

• 1 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• A handful of fresh basil, chopped
• A splash of Tabasco
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:-

Throw all the ingredients into a bowl, get stuck in with your hand and give it a good mulch around. Now roll the mix into the meatballs and pop them into a frying pan under a medium heat just to brown the meatballs for about 5 minutes.

Place the meatballs in the crock pot, pour over the sauce and cook for six hours on “low” setting.

Serve with pasta and you’ve got the complete “italian job” but don’t forget there’s always my traditional crock pot BBQ meatballs recipe too.

Related Pages:-

Low Carb Barbecue Sauce Recipe
More Crock Pot Recipes
Italian Beef Fiorentina
Traditional Slow Cooker Barbecue Meatballs Recipes

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