Fairwell Family Secret Meatball Recipe Recipe #144093
The secret is pumpkin. Yes, you heard that right, sweet delicious pureed pumpkin! This is a great recipe to cook if you have finicky eaters that don't want to eat healthy. I created this for my husband who actually happens to love pumpkin. Great for cooking in a crockpot and leaving for 8-10 hours to cook. Easy, healthy and rich in nutrients. Great novelty item to serve at Thanksgiving.
4½ hours | 25 min prep
SERVES 12
Sauce
- 2 (14 ounce) cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes
- 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
Meatballs
- 3-4 lbs ground beef
- 1 onion, diced finely
- 1 teaspoon fennel
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 2 tablespoons garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- Mix tomatoes, pumpkin and butter in bottom of crockpot. Turn crockpot onto low with lid off.
- Mix the remaining ingredients together in a mixing bowl and form large 1-2 inch meatballs.
- After forming each meatball, place on top of sauce in crockpot. Will eventually have a pyramid of meatballs.
- Cover crockpot and leave to cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 4-5 hours.
- I like to drain a little of the fat after 3 hours of cooking.
- Serve over your favorite pasta or rice mix. Thick enough to serve alone as main course.
- Feel free to try different variations of your favorite herbs such as Italian seasoning, etc. The flavor from the meatballs will seep into the sauce.
- Thick enough to make meatball sandwiches.
- Enjoy!
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