Italian Meatballs and Gravy Grilled Country Style

Well, that does it for my search for the perfect meatballs and gravy. I’m done looking. These Italian meatballs and gravy, grilled country style, were absolutely fantastic. I used our Italian meatball recipe, which makes the best, tasty and tender meatballs you can find. We love them. I grilled them, but you can bake or smoke them instead. If you do grill your meatballs, use a skillet over the hot coals to make the gravy once the meatballs are done.

And as great as the meatballs were, the gravy is a new level of insanely tasty. Beef broth and coffee. Brilliant. And just a touch of garlic powder. Not only smooth, creamy, and tasty, but the gravy also has a really nice light coffee aroma.

Italian Meatballs and Gravy Grilled Country Style

The Perfect Combination

I served the grilled Italian meatballs and gravy grilled country style with our new favorite, creamy mashed cauliflower. You seriously cannot tell that you aren’t eating mashed potatoes, specially when they are covered in the fantastic country style gravy for the meatballs.

I recommend that you use a grill basket when making this dish if you decide to grill the meatballs. It makes cooking easier and you don’t have to worry about anything falling through the grates. And cleanup is easier too!

I can’t recommend this dish enough. You can of course substitute your own meatball recipe, or use pre-cooked. You’ll want to try my Salisbury steak meatballs too.

Italian Meatballs and Gravy Grilled Country Style
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Italian Meatballs and Gravy Grilled Country Style

As great as these meatballs were, the gravy is a new level of insanely tasty. Beef broth and coffee. Brilliant. And just a touch of garlic powder. Not only smooth, creamy, and tasty, but the gravy also has a really nice light coffee aroma.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword gravy, Italian, meatballs
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 13 hours
Servings 4 servings
Calories 624kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the meatballs

  • 2 pounds Italian meatballs I used our fantastic version, found here. Frozen pre-cooked meatballs can be used too.

For the gravy

Instructions

For the meatballs

  • Cook the meatballs. I grilled ours over indirect heat for about 45 minutes. You can also bake them until done.
  • Serve with gravy.

For the gravy (for extra flavor, make the gravy in a skillet on the grill after the meatballs are done)

  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour is cooked and the mixture is thick.
  • Add in the crumbled meatball, garlic powder, coffee, and broth. Stir.
  • Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and let simmer, stirring often, until thickened.

Notes

The gravy is great over chicken fried steak or chicken, too.

Nutrition

Calories: 624kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 246mg | Sodium: 1529mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 175mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Italian Meatballs

This is our go-to recipe for Italian meatballs. We usually double the ingredients and make a big batch (24 2-ounce meatballs), freezing some for later. They are perfect on sandwiches, over pasta, wrapped in bacon, on pizza, you name it. They’re great fresh but also great to have on-hand frozen for that quick-and-easier lunch or dinner.

Italian Meatballs

These Italian meatballs really need to set up overnight in the fridge to be the right consistency and flavor. We always make 2 ounce balls, but you can make smaller ones if you like. I wouldn’t make them any bigger, though. As much as I do love meatballs, I think there’s a limit. I want them cooked perfectly all the way through. I’ve found that really big meatballs tend to get done on the outside long before the inside.

The meatballs can be cooked in the oven, on the grill, on a smoker such as the Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker, or in a Char-Broil The Big Easy Oil-less Fryer.

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Italian Meatballs

This is our go-to Italian meatball recipe. We usually double the ingredients and make a big batch (24 2-ounce meatballs), freezing some for later. They are perfect on sandwiches, over pasta, wrapped in bacon, on pizza, you name it.
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Italian, meatballs
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 12 hours 30 minutes
Servings 16 balls
Calories 172kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Note: If you use a high-fat ground beef, such as 80/20, you can use 1 pound of beef and 1 pound pork. The less fat in your beef, the more pork you’ll want to use.
  • Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well, using your hands.
  • Shape into meatballs (we usually make 2-ounce balls) and place on a wax paper-lined pan.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

Cooking on the stovetop

Cooking in a smoker

  • Smoke at 225 F for 2-3 hours over a light wood such as apple.

Cooking in an oven

  • Bake at 325 F for 25 minutes.

Cooking on the Char-Broil Big Easy

  • Cook for 25-30 minutes.

Notes

Note: Meatballs are done when the internal temperature reaches 165 F.

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Hawaiian BBQ Meatball Fried Rice

This is what happens when you’re sitting around, dreaming about food. You start by dreaming about appetizers, like maybe some awesome Hawaiian BBQ meatballs. You know, the old party standby. Yummy. Then, your thoughts (I’m blaming the pineapple in the meatball sauce) turn to Hawaiian fried rice. Next thing you know, you’ve got Hawaiian BBQ meatball fried rice, and let me tell you, it’s good. Asian meets… uh… Well, meatballs, I guess! It’s different in a very good way.

Hawaiian BBQ Meatball Fried Rice

A Great Taste Sensation

I loved the sweetness of the pineapple, the tangy bite from the BBQ sauce, and the bite from the vegetables. This Hawaiian BBQ meatball fried rice came out really good. Not bad for just sitting around, dreaming! Who knows what I might dream up next. Sometimes the ideas are really good, like this one. Others, well, they aren’t so good. Those are the ones that don’t end up on this blog so you actually never get to see them. Consider yourself lucky!

I used frozen, pre-cooked meatballs for this dish. You can use homemade instead. Just cook them first, of course.

If I’m reaching for a bottled BBQ sauce, I often go for Sweet Baby Ray’s.

My vegetable and meatball soup is a bit different, too.

Hawaiian BBQ Meatball Fried Rice
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Hawaiian BBQ Meatball Fried Rice

This is what happens when you’re sitting around, dreaming about food. 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword fried rice, meatballs
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 357kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

For the Hawaiian meatballs

For the Hawaiian fried rice

Instructions

For the Hawaiian meatballs

  • Place all ingredients into a medium pot over medium heat.
  • Stir and heat thoroughly.

For the Hawaiian fried rice

  • Heat a teaspoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Add the bell pepper and white parts of the green onions and cook until the peppers start to soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook another minute.
  • Remove mixture to a plate.
  • Add another teaspoon of oil to the pan.
  • Add rice and warm through, stirring often.
  • Push rice to the side of the skillet and add the 3 eggs.
  • Cook, scrambling, until done.
  • Stir in to the rice.
  • Add green parts of the green onions and pineapple chunks and stir.
  • Add in the red pepper mixture and stir.
  • Serve rice with meatballs and sauce.

Notes

I like a lightly smoky BBQ sauce, but not one that is overly sweet since the pineapple is sweet.

Nutrition

Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 701IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Grilled Gyro Meatballs

These grilled gyro meatballs taste just like a traditional gyro. In fact, I ended up eating them in pitas with tzatziki sauce. But, you could also serve them over pasta with sauce. Or on a bun as a meatball sub. Why, it’s entirely possible I even ate a few of them by themselves. I had to do ‘quality control’ you know. Grilled adds that special flavor that you won’t get any other way. A little char on the outside. Still soft and moist and delicious inside.

Grilled Gyro Meatballs

Perfect Meatballs

There’s only one way to really mix meatball meat and that’s with your hands. So dive in and get it done! Then toss the Grilled Gyro Meatballs onto the grill. Sure, you can fry them in a pan. Or you can toss them into the oven. But the grill adds so much flavor to the meatballs. I always make a really big batch of these and freeze any leftovers. They’re easy to warm up for a super-quick delicious dinner.

I cooked the meatballs on my Weber Performer Charcoal Grill.

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Grilled Lamb Meatballs

These grilled gyro meatballs taste just like a traditional gyro. In fact, I ended up eating them in pitas with tzatziki sauce.
Course Main
Cuisine Greek
Keyword grilled, lamb, meatballs
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 411kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into large bowl.
  • Using your hands, mix the ingredients completely. This may take a few minutes. Make sure you have everything distributed evenly throughout.
  • Shape mixture into 2 ounce balls and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Fire up your grill for direct and indirect cooking.
  • Sear the meatballs on all sides then move to indirect heat and continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 160 F.
  • Cover meatballs with foil until ready to use.

Notes

Great on pitas with tzatziki sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 484mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Fire-Eater Chicken Meatballs

I was looking for something a little different for an appetizer to serve for the Super Bowl. I’ve done the beef and pork meatballs, and those are great, but I wanted something new. I thought, let’s try chicken and turkey meatballs instead. But let’s make sure they aren’t bland. These fire-eater chicken meatballs are definitely not bland. They are tender and tasty by themselves, but made even more perfect with a kicked-up dipping sauce that also has a bit of sweetness to it.

Fire-Eater Chicken Meatballs

Meatball Sandwiches, Anyone?

I am definitely going to use the meatballs in other dishes. I’m already planning to make meatball sandwiches with them. A hoagie bun, a few fire-eater chicken meatballs, a little of the sauce and some melted habanero cheese and I’m happy! Or, serve them over pasta with a spicy Alfredo sauce (made spicy by adding it a bit of the sauce).

Did you know you can buy a tool to help you make a big ole batch of meatballs in just minutes? People think of everything!

I used my fire-eater spice rub to give the meatballs and the sauce a great kick. You can substitute any spicy mix you like. Just don’t be shy with it. Also try my sweet-and-spicy meatballs.

Fire-Eater Chicken Meatballs
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Fire-Eater Chicken Meatballs

These fire-eater chicken meatballs are definitely not bland. They are tender and tasty by themselves, but made even more perfect with a kicked-up dipping sauce that also has a bit of sweetness to it.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Main
Keyword chicken, meatballs, spicy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 20 meatballs
Calories 169kcal

Ingredients

For the meatballs

For the sauce

Instructions

For the meatballs

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place the meatball ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
  • Form into balls. Depending on how you want to serve them, make smaller or bigger balls. The cook time is for balls that are golf ball-sized so you might want to adjust the cook time depending on how large you make yours.
  • Place balls onto the baking sheets. Do not crowd them.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until they reach 165 F internal temperature.
  • Brush the meatballs with a bit of the sauce and return to the oven for 2-3 more minutes to ‘set’ the sauce.
  • Serve with more sauce on the side for dipping if serving as appetizers.

For the sauce

  • While the meatballs are cooking, place all of the sauce ingredients into a medium saucepan.
  • Bring to boil then reduce to a simmer, whisking often, until the sauce thickens.
  • Remove from heat until ready to use.

Notes

Also great on sub sandwiches!

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 43IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Creole Meatballs

Any time I need some kicked-up meatballs, these Creole meatballs are the ones I make. Sure, I have a more traditional recipe for meatballs too. But these are my go-to meatballs. They have a tremendous spicy flavor. They are not plain old meatballs by any stretch. Tender and tasty, just as you love.

Creole Meatball Sub Sandwich

I make a big batch of meatballs and freeze them for using later.

I love them on a Creole meatball sandwich….. and over pasta with extra sauce

Creole Meatballs and Spaghetti

.. or as great appetizers.

Creole Meatball Appetizers

Don’t be shy with the jalapenos, Creole seasoning or the hot sauce. You want your meatballs to have some kick! Creole food does not have a reputation for being bland or boring. These Creole meatballs may not be authentic cuisine, but they keep that dedication to tasty alive for sure!

Make tons of extra. They freeze great and are always ready to make for a quick lunch or dinner.

Creole Meatballs and Spaghetti
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Creole Meatballs

Put some oomph into your meatballs! I usually double this recipe and freeze a few for later.
Course Main
Cuisine Cajun
Keyword Creole, meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 354kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Combine the egg, milk, breadcrumbs and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl. The mixture will be thick.
  • In a large bowl, combine the meats with the remaining ingredients.
  • Gently mix in the egg mixture, combining well.
  • Form into 2″ balls and place onto baking sheets.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating once.

Notes

These meatballs freeze well for devouring later.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 212mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 969IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Creole Meatball Appetizers

These lil Creole meatball appetizers have kick and zing and yum! They are definitely not ho-hum like some of your typical meatball appetizers. Thanks to jalapeno pepper jelly and hot sauce, you won’t be jonesin’ for something spicier. You’ll get the heat and then some.

Creole Meatball Appetizers

More Sauce For Everyone!

I make a big batch of these Creole meatball appetizers, so I usually end up doubling the amount of sauce I make. Oh, and if you can’t find Creole mustard, use a good grainy mustard and add just a tad more vinegar. I’m a big fan of Creole mustard so I always keep some around.

If you aren’t a fan of liquid smoke you can leave it out. If you still want a bit of smokiness add a few good-sized pinches of chipotle powder.

Also try my spicy meatballs.

This recipe is based on a recipe from Cajun Delights.

Creole Meatball Appetizers
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Creole Meatballs Appetizers

These lil Creole meatball appetizers have kick and zing and yum! They are definitely not ho-hum like some of your typical meatball appetizers. Thanks to jalapeno pepper jelly and hot sauce, you won’t be jonesin’ for something spicier.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Creole
Keyword Creole, meatballs
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 83kcal

Ingredients

For the appetizers

  • 20-30 Cooked Cajun meatballs use our favorite recipe from here
  • Sauce see below

For the sauce

Instructions

  • Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the cooked meatballs and continue simmering until warmed through.
  • Serve with picks.

Notes

Make extra sauce and serve it on the side for dipping.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 313mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Copycat Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs

We both really enjoyed these copycat Old Spaghetti Factory meatballs. To begin with, they were super-easy to make. Second, the recipe makes a good-sized batch of meatballs, perfect for keeping on-hand during the colder months. We actually doubled the recipe so we’d have plenty around for quick dinners or even lunches. Last, they of course taste fantastic! Super tender meatballs with basic, simple flavors. We were able to make these with ingredients we already had on hand. Nothing fancy going on here, just great meatballs!

Copycat Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs

Everyone Loves Great Meatballs

You don’t have to make the tomato sauce for these copycat Old Spaghetti Factory meatballs if you don’t want to. You can use any tomato-based sauced that you want. Or cream sauce for that matter. The meatballs are great anywhere you need, well, meatballs of course! They are completely cooked when they come out of the oven, ready for pasta, pizzas or sub sandwiches!

Also try my meatloaf meatballs.

Copycat Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs
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Copycat Old Spaghetti Factory Meatballs

Super tender meatballs with basic, simple flavors.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword copycat, meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 456kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place onion, garlic, parsley and bread crumbs into a food processor. Process for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides as needed.
  • Break the egg into a large bowl and whisk. Add the water, olive oil, salt, pepper and nutmeg and whisk until well combined.
  • Add the bread mixture to the bowl and stir with a spatula.
  • Crumble in the ground beef. Using your hands, mix thoroughly until the bread crumb mixture is distributed evenly throughout.
  • Preheat oven to 425 F.
  • Line a large baking sheet with foil. Spray lightly with non-stick spray. Add 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce to the bottom of the pan.
  • Using an ice scream scoop, scoop a portion of the meat into the palm of your hand and form into a ball about the size of a golf ball. Try to keep the meatballs all about the same size so that they cook evenly. Transfer to the baking pan but do not let the meatballs touch each other.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Using a fork or spatula, break the meatballs lose of the pan if they are sticking.
  • Bake another 10 minutes or until meatballs reach 165 F.
  • Heat the tomato sauce in a large skillet. Season with salt and pepper and heat until just simmering.
  • Add the meatballs and cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Serve meatballs over pasta with some of the tomato sauce.

Notes

You can also make these using ground turkey.

Nutrition

Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 1175mg | Potassium: 757mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 629IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Salisbury Meatballs

Once I let the idea of Salisbury steak get into my head, it wasn’t going to go away. I was jonesin’ bad for that mix of beef and pork and my favorite, the brown gravy. But I wasn’t going to make ‘steak’, I was going to make meatballs. And boy, oh boy, did I ever make Salisbury meatballs.

Salisbury Meatballs

Crazy Delicious Meatballs

‘Tender, flavor-packed meatballs smothered in a fantastic sauce’. That’s pretty much all you have to tell me. No more convincing is required. If I read that on a menu, I’d order it. With plenty of mashed potatoes and extra gravy, too. These Salisbury meatballs were absolutely fantastic.

You never know what gadgets you might come across these days. Did you know you can buy a tool for making a big batch of meatballs all at once? Why didn’t I think of that!

Also try my Salisbury steak.

Salisbury Meatballs
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Salisbury Meatballs

‘Tender, flavor-packed meatballs smothered in a fantastic sauce’. That’s pretty much all you have to tell me. No more convincing is required.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword meatballs, Salisbury
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 48 meatballs
Calories 77kcal

Ingredients

For the meatballs

For the gravy

Instructions

For the meatballs

  • Combine all but the vegetable oil and mix well.
  • Form into meatballs.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Working in batches, add the meatballs and brown on each side and cooked through. Remove from the skillet and cook the remaining meatballs.
  • Use the skillet you use to cook the meatballs to make the gravy.

For the gravy

  • Add the butter to the skillet and melt.
  • Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the broth, cornstarch, Worcestershire and ketchup. Add to the skillet with the onions.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and stir. Continue stirring until the gravy is the desired thickness.

Serving

  • Serve meatballs over mashed potatoes with plenty of gravy, garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

Notes

Also great on French bread served as sandwiches!

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Slow Cooker Spicy Spaghetti and Meatball Soup

I have a slow cooker (er, crockpot) for the same reasons everyone else does. I on occasion like a great, easy meal that I can toss into the pot and not have to fuss with. A Dutch oven over low heats works just as well, specially if you need to brown something first. For this slow cooker spicy spaghetti and meatball soup it doesn’t matter whether you go low-and-slow in the crockpot or Dutch oven, the end result is great. It’s like having Campbell’s SpaghettiOs™ but with much better, richer flavor, and a nice kick. And really big meatballs. Who didn’t want more meatballs in their SpaghettiOs™ when they were a kid? I sure did. I probably threw fits about it, too! Well, problem solved!

Slow Cooker Spicy Spaghetti and Meatball Soup

A Great Meal For A Crowd

I used packaged frozen meatballs for this slow cooker spicy spaghetti meatball soup. Our homemade Italian meatballs (made on the stovetop or in the Char-Broil Big Easy) would be great too. Outstanding, even. Either way, this makes a good batch of soup. Plenty for a small crowd.

You can leave out the red pepper flake, but I think you’ll want to add at least a little. And don’t be shy with the basil either.

If you’re feeling adventurous, try out my homemade SpaghettiOs. They’re fun to make and even more fun to eat.

Slow Cooker Spicy Spaghetti and Meatball Soup
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Slow Cooker Spicy Spaghetti and Meatball Soup

I have a slow cooker (er, crockpot) for the same reasons everyone else does. I on occasion like a great, easy meal that I can toss into the pot and not have to fuss with
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword crockpot, meatballs, slow cooker, soup, spaghetti, spicy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 118kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients except the pasta into a slow cooker. Add more basil or red pepper flake as desired.
  • Cook on high for 8 hours, stirring occasionally.
  • Set slow cooker to high and add the pasta. Cook for another 20 minutes.
  • Serve with more Parmesan cheese as desired.

Notes

Great served with a slice or two of garlic bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.