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Meatballs in sour cream and tomato sauce in slow cooker

Meatballs in Sour Cream–Tomato Sauce in a Slow Cooker

Delicious, tender meatballs made right in the slow cooker! Meatballs in sauce are a tasty, filling dish that kids and grown-ups both love. You can make them with chicken, beef, pork, or a mix. With a slow cooker on the counter, this dish is easier and faster than ever — that's exactly how we'll make it today. And meatballs are great served with a dollop of sour cream!

Angel

Recipe author

Meatballs in sour cream and tomato sauce in slow cooker

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken breast

600

Rice

150

Onion

100

Egg

Salt

Pepper

Paprika

Italian herbs

Vegetable oil

Sour cream (15% fat)

150

Tomato sauce (mine is homemade; if using tomato paste, 2 tbsp is enough)

Water

0.5

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 40 % 10 g

Fats 20 % 5 g

Carbohydrates 40 % 10 g

118 kcal

GI: 10 / 90 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients.
Step 2:

Rinse the rice well in several changes of water and put it on to cook. Use a 1:3 rice-to-water ratio. Cook it until just shy of done.
Step 3:

If you already have ground meat, skip this step. If you're working with a whole breast like I am, grind it through a meat grinder along with the onion.
Step 4:

Stir the ground meat until well combined.
Step 5:

Let the parcooked rice cool.
Step 6:

Add the rice to the ground meat.
Step 7:

Then add the raw egg and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add your favorite spices and seasonings. Mix everything together well.
Step 8:

With hands dampened in water, shape the meatballs, a little larger than an egg.
Step 9:

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet and lightly brown the meatballs — just enough for them to firm up a bit.
Step 10:

Transfer the browned meatballs to the slow cooker bowl.
Step 11:

Make the sauce. In a bowl, whisk together the sour cream, tomato sauce, and water. My tomato sauce is homemade. If you're using concentrated tomato paste, 2 tablespoons is plenty.
Step 12:

Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
Step 13:

Set the bowl in the slow cooker, close the lid, and run the "Stew" setting for 1 hour.
Step 14:

An hour later, the finished meatballs smell incredible!
Step 15:

Pile the meatballs onto a plate and spoon that delicious sauce over the top! Serve with sour cream.
Step 16:

Enjoy!