Best Slow Cooker Spanish Manchego Pork Meatballs Recipes

SLOW-COOKER SPANISH MANCHEGO PORK MEATBALLS

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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.

Provided by Tablespoon Kitchens

Categories Appetizer

Time 3h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

Spray 3-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix tomato sauce, vinegar, honey and 1/2 teaspoon of the smoked paprika.
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.
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 Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 500 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

SLOW COOKER SPANISH MANCHEGO PORK MEATBALLS

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Tasty little meatballs. Cheesy and easy.

Provided by barbara lentz @blentz8

Categories Pork

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

SAUCE
2 - 15 oz can muir glen organic tomato sauce
2 tablespoon(s) red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon(s) dry sherry
3 tablespoon(s) honey
1 teaspoon(s) smoked paprika
MEATBALLS
2 pound(s) ground pork
1 cup(s) shredded manchego cheese
1 cup(s) panko breadcrumbs
4 clove(s) garlic minced
1/2 cup(s) green onions finely minced
1 large egg
1 teaspoon(s) smoked paprika
1/4 cup(s) milk
2 teaspoon(s) salt
TOPPING
1 cup(s) shredded manchego cheese

Steps:

Mix all ingredients for sauce together and set aside.
Mix all ingredients for meatballs together and roll into about 32 meatballs.
In slow cooker pour a little sauce on bottom. Arrange meatballs over sauce. Pour more sauce then the rest of the meatballs. Pour remaining sauce over top.
Cook on low 6 hours. During the last 30 minutes add the remaining shredded Manchego cheese and let melt.