Name: Easy Slow Cooker Moroccan Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Sauce:; 1 onion; 14 oz diced tomatoes; 1½ tsp sweet paprika; 1½ tsp cumin; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp hot paprika; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup green olives; For Meatballs:; 1 lb Ground Beef; ½ cup onion; 2 tsp paprika; 1½ tsp cumin; ½ tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; ¼ tsp hot paprika; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; ¼ cup fresh cilantro; brown rice

Easy Slow Cooker Moroccan Meatballs Recipe

How To Make Easy Slow Cooker Moroccan Meatballs

Grab a bite of these savory and tender Moroccan meatballs, baked in a paprika-spiced tomato sauce, for a juicy and belly-filling meal!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Sauce:

1onion,chopped
14ozdiced tomatoes,no salt added
1½tspsweet paprika
1½tspcumin
1tspkosher salt
½tsphot paprika
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
½cupgreen olives,chopped

For Meatballs:

1lbground beef,93% lean
½cuponion,finely diced
2tsppaprika
1½tspcumin
½tspcinnamon
1tspkosher salt
¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
¼tsphot paprika
2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped, divided
brown rice,or cauliflower rice, cooked, for serving, optional

Instructions

Sauce:

Place the onions in a bowl and microwave about 2 minutes to sweat them out.
Add the diced tomatoes, sweet paprika, cumin, salt, hot paprika, black pepper, and green olives, to the slow cooker, then stir to combine.

Meatballs:

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion paprika, cumin, cinnamon, salt, black pepper, hot paprika, parsley, and cilantro, leaving 2 tablespoons of cilantro for garnish.
Gently form into 20 small meatballs.
Place the meatballs on top of the sauce, cover and cook Low 4 to 6 hours or High 2 to 3 hours.
Top with the remaining the 2 tablespoons of cilantro. Serve over brown rice or cauliflower rice, and enjoy!