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These mini honey lime meatballs, made with a combo of lean ground beef and spicy turkey sausage are browned in a skillet (or you can bake them) then finish in the slow cooker.
Honey-Lime Meatballs
These Honey-Lime Meatballs make a great appetizer or serve them over noodles to make them a main dish. They are topped with a delicious honey-lime sauce! I love meatballs and I have so many different types of meatball recipes. From the more classic Italian Turkey Meatballs, Swedish Meatballs to Chicken Romano Meatballs, and Turkey Meatballs Stroganoff, to name a few.
This makes about 60 mini meatballs.
Honey Lime Meatballs
These mini honey lime meatballs, made with a combo of lean ground beef and spicy turkey sausage are browned in a skillet (or you can bake them) then finish in the slow cooker.
Yield: 15 servings
Serving Size: 4 mini meatballs
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 ½ pounds extra-lean ground beef
- 8 ounces uncooked hot Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
- 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup finely chopped green onions, from about 8
- 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 6 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Coat a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with oil; set aside. In a large bowl combine ground beef, sausage, oats, egg product, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, and crushed red pepper.
- Shape mixture into 60 approximately 2-inch meatballs.
- Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook meatballs, one-fourth at at time, over medium heat until brown, turning once.
- Transfer to the prepared slow cooker cooker.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- In a small bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce, and lime juice. Pour over meatballs. Toss gently to coat.
- Serve immediately or keep warm, covered, on warm or low-heat setting for up to 1 hour.
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Serving: 4 mini meatballs, Calories: 140 kcal, Carbohydrates: 12 g, Protein: 14 g, Fat: 4 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 34 mg, Sodium: 350 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 5 g
For gluten free, can I substitute low sodium tamari (a little less, due to the stronger flavor), and GF bread crumbs for the oats? We’re avoiding obvious forms of gluten, not worrying about a small amount in condiments like Worcestershire sauce.
Yes that should work. Let me know how they come out if you try them!
Can’t wait to make these! I have all the ingredients on hand except for the rolled oats? Can I blend my quick cooking oats into a fine texture and use those instead? Thanks!
Sure
I want to make these and freeze some. At what point would I need to freeze them? Uncooked and before initially going in the skillet? Cooked and after they've come out of the slow cooker??
Do you happen to have the Smart Points for this recipe?