You may want to serve these slightly smoky, fragrant, briny little meatballs over pasta or polenta. The sauce, which has depth from red wine, is low in sodium because of its no-salt-added tomato base, and the meatballs are lighter than the usual suspects due to the addition of shredded zucchini and chopped Spanish olives. Do drizzle on some best-quality olive oil and a sprinkle of shredded Manchego cheese.

Spanish-Inspired Slow-Cooker Meatballs

(14 ounce) can no-salt-added, petite-diced tomatoes

red wine

onion,

tomato paste

garlic, grated

smoked paprika

Aleppo pepper

salt

saffron

beef

zucchini,

panko breadcrumbs,

egg,

Spanish green olives,

garlic powder

¼ teaspoon ground pepper

To prepare sauce:&nbsp;Combine tomatoes, wine, onion, tomato paste, garlic, smoked paprika, Aleppo, salt and saffron in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.


To prepare meatballs: Combine beef, zucchini, panko, egg, olives, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Roll the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) balls. Add the meatballs to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 3 hours or on Low for 6 hours.


spanish-inspired slow-cooker meatballs

Total: 3 hours, 35 minutes

Author : Carolyn Casner

Ingredients

Instructions

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