📋 Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe
These Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs are a family favorite and super easy recipe that's perfect as a holiday side, potluck or any evening dinner. Put it all in the slow cooker, set it and forget it!
Servings 24 large (1 .5 inch) meatballs
Calories 107kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ¾ cup fine bread crumbs
Sweet & Sour Sauce
- 1 ½ cup water
- â…” cup white vinegar
- â…” cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon cold water
Garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Spray the inside of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Meatballs
- In a large bowl, mix meatball ingredients together and form into balls (1.5 inches approximately.) Then place meatballs in the slow cooker.Â
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Whisk sauce ingredients (1 ½ cups water, white vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and brown sugar) together in a separate bowl.
- Mix cornstarch and cold water together in a small bowl and add to sauce.
- Pour sauce over meatballs in slow cookerÂ
- Cook on low in slow cooker for 8 hours.* If sauce is still a little runny when done (it should be consistency of gravy) add 1 more teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with ½ teaspoon of water. You can keep adding more until you reach the desired consistency.
Garnish:
- Garnish with parsley flakes and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
*Please see post contents for important recipe information and tips!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 167mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1.3mg
