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Slow-Cooker Spanish Manchego Pork Meatballs

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by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Aug 4, 2016
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No need to brown these meatballs or cook this sauce before throwing in the slow cooker – the meatballs and sauce go in raw, and come out succulent and beautiful.

Slow-Cooker Spanish Manchego Pork Meatballs

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 can (15 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Manchego cheese (6 oz)
  • 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix tomato sauce, vinegar, honey and 1/2 teaspoon of the smoked paprika.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix remaining 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, the pork, 1 cup of the cheese, the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of the green onions, the milk, egg and salt. Shape into about 24 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs; add to bowl with sauce, and gently stir to coat meatballs in sauce. Gently pour meatball mixture into slow cooker.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in center of meatball reads 165°F; stir. Serve meatballs with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 cup green onions.

Nutrition

170 Calories
10g Total Fat
11g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
500mg
21%
Potassium
140mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
11g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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