Tart cranberry-orange and zesty barbecue sauces coat tasty homemade meatballs that are conveniently kept warm in a slow cooker.
Slow-Cooker Cranberry Barbecue Meatballs
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 50 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ plain bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
Sauce
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup cranberry-orange sauce (from 9.2-oz jar)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Make With
Progresso Breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix all meatball ingredients. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Place in pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center and juice is clear.
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Step2In 2- to 2 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix all sauce ingredients except parsley until well blended. Add meatballs.
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Step3Cover and cook on Low heat setting 2 to 3 hours or until thoroughly heated. Stir in parsley. Serve meatballs with cocktail forks or toothpicks. Meatballs will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally.
Nutrition
90
Calories
4g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 100mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- 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
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