Meatball Stew I (Slow Cooker)
This sounds like a great stew. On my to cook list. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 680 grams frozen Italian meatballs, (24 oz), Shortcut
- 5 medium potatoes, peeled, cubed
- 500 grams fresh carrots, peeled, sliced
- 1 onion, halved, sliced
- 1 can tomato sauce, (15 oz / 425 g), Shortcut
- 3 cups beef broth, fresh or from powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup beef broth, cold
To your slow cooker, add the tomato sauce, 3 cups of broth, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir together to mix.
Add the meatballs, potatoes, carrots, and onion to the slow cooker and mix together.
Cover and place on Low setting for 6 hours or until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
When the potatoes and carrots are tender, stir together the flour and 1/2 cup broth in a measuring cup. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the stew. Set the slow cooker to high for 30 minutes or until the stew is thickened.
Serve and enjoy.
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Tomato Sauce, Italian Meatballs.
Variant: 1. Add 1 can sliced and drained mushrooms (4 oz / 113 g) or fresh sliced mushrooms.
Adapted from an internet recipe.