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WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs
I made these really easy 5-ingredient slow cooker cranberry meatballs for dinner last night.
Served with mashed potatoes and broccoli, they were a big hit.
Weight Watchers Friendly Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs
They would be great as an appetizer too, served right out of your slow cooker with toothpicks on the side 🙂
Recipe Notes
You can either use store-bought meatballs, or make your own. I intended to use store bought, but ended up using premixed meatloaf mix from Sprouts to make them instead.
I didn't precook the meatballs; just placed them in the slow cooker and poured on the sauce. The cooking time will depend on whether your meatballs are frozen, thawed, or precooked.
With just 5 ingredients, these slow cooker meatballs with cranberry gravy are as easy as they are delicious.
Slow Cooked Cranberry Meatballs
The recipe calls for a little bit of heavy cream. You can use evaporated milk instead. If you do, according to my calculations, calories per serving are reduced by 10, but the points value stays the same.
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Cranberry Crock Pot Meatballs?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 207 calories and:
11 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
11 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
11 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
Meatballs cooked in a creamy cranberry gravy, these slow cooker cranberry meatballs are a family favorite
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time5 hours hrs
Total Time5 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 6
Calories: 207
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1-½ pounds meatballs (about 24)
- 1 cup brown gravy (from a jar or made from a mix)
- 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
Instructions
Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
Spray your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Put the meatballs in the slow cooker.
In a bowl, mix together the gravy, cranberry sauce, milk and mustard until well blended. Pour over the meatballs
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours or on LOW 5 to 6 hours. (The cooking time will depend on whether your meatballs are frozen, thawed, or precooked.)
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Serving size: 4 meatballs + ¼ cup gravy
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
11 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
11 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
11 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs Recipe
Amount Per Serving (4 meatballs + ¼ cup gravy)
Calories 207Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Carbohydrates 13.7g5%
Fiber 1.3g5%
Protein 14g28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crock pot meatballs, slow cooker holiday meatballs
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Source: Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes (affiliate link) by Phyllis Good
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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