Sweet and Sour Slow Cooker Chicken Meatballs Recipe
This comforting and cozy sweet and sour slow cooker chicken meatballs is the perfect recipe to warm up during those colder months.
Equipment
- slow cooker
- Cookie scoop
- large bowl
- spatula
- measuring cups
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 1.5 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
For the Sauce
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
Instructions
For the Meatballs
- In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, egg, Worcestershire Sauce, parmesan, seasonings, and breadcrumbs.
- Rake with your fingers to mix the meat together. Stop when everything is just combined to prevent overmixing.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop the meat into meatballs, then roll in your hands to create a round shape, then place into the basin of the slow cooker.
- Repeat until all the meat is used. This will yield approximately 19-20 meatballs.
For the Sauce
- In another smaller bowl, add in the tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes, ketchup, honey, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk to combine.
- Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the top of the meatballs evenly.
- Cover and set on low cook setting for five hours, stirring occasionally.
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