Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2007

Very Easy and my italian hubby even said wow polish girl can cook italian and it taste great! Thanks for a easy and good recipe. Great as appetizers for party or with hoagie rolls/french rolls and pasta salad on side. enjoy!

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MommaJ

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Living In: Orland Park, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2007

This is great recipe. I have made it several times. We double it and use 85% beef. I have also used the meatball mix, beef,pork, & veal it works well.

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Tina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nahant, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2007

This was great!Incredibly easy to prepare and has tons of flavor.My kids love it and have already asked me to make it again.This is a new family fave.

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autumnrose

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Home Town: Estherville, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2007

This is great for a first timer with a slow cooker. A little salty, I will cut the seasoned bread crumbs in half next time I cooker it.

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Desafio

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2007

I was worried because of some of the reviews, but I thought this turned out great for being so easy! I used the really low fat % ground beef, so there wasn't much grease. I must have had a really good jar of sauce (Safeway Marinara), because it turned out fantastic! I didn't have an onion, and I omitted the tomato puree--just jar sauce and a can of diced tomatoes, a little sugar, and some extra Italian seasoning and minced garlic for the sauce. Maybe it would only be 4 stars if it was a lot of work, but for being easy and tasting good, I gave it 5!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2007

Adding to the glowing reviews here: this was simple to prepare and tasted fantastic! I added a little parmesan to the meatball mix and used diced tomatoes along with the sauce because I didn't have anything else on hand, but it was terrific.

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ALEASTER

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Home Town: Morehead City, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2007

I love this recipe - everytime I make it for company I hope for leftovers but my guests eat it all - I wanted a meatball sub where the sauce was very tomato-ey and this was exactly what my palate was looking for, the only different is I make my meatballs with half ground pork and half ground beef because that is how my mother always made meatballs and I get a tomato & basil spaghetti sauce which has a bit of a bite to it. I serve it on a submarine bun with mozzarella cheese....

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2007

This recipe was good. I think this is the way I'll make my meatballs from now on. Make sure to cook them long enough or you could brown tem a bit ahead of time.

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AUNTYLENE

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Living In: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2007

Fall apart good meatballs! I make up big batches and freeze them cooked under the broiler for quick dinners later.

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MEM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Monahans, Texas, USA

Living In: West, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2007

Made this while on spring break with the family and wanted something to be done when we got back to the beach cottage where we were staying. I have tried many a crock pot spaghetti sauces and this one takes the cake! I loved not having to pre-bake or pre-fry the meatballs. I think the key to the success of this recipe is that you find a jarred spaghetti sauce you really like. I used Trader Joe's Marina sauce. It's the best and there's no artificial garbage in it! It perfects the recipe. My crock pot cooks very hot (even on low), so I only cooked mine for 4 hours. I plan making this meal for my husbands father for Father's Day!

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sindy

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Reviewed: May 23, 2007

These were delicious and easy. Enjoyed one meal of meatball subs and another with spaghetti.

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SarahMc

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Home Town: Teutopolis, Illinois, USA

Living In: Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: May 15, 2007

YUM! I replaced the ground beef with turkey for a lower fat alternative! They were great!

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Katie

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2007

Wow! Just wow! My family loved this. I did make a few changes, some based on the reviews here. I used ground chuck, so there was no problem with grease. I made the meatballs the night before, and made them only about 1 inch in diameter. Since I planned to use these for Sunday lunch, I baked them for about 10 minutes in the oven and stuck them in the fridge until the next morning. Left off the tomatoes and puree, and just used two large jars of Ragu spaghetti sauce, to which I added extra garlic. My family was nuts over this, and we used it both over pasta and for sandwiches with melted mozarella cheese. Definitely a keeper!

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Aggie

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Living In: Geneva, Alabama, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

My family loves this recipe. I've served it over spaghetti noodles or made meatball subs using sub rolls and mozarella cheese. Enjoy!

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2007

I only give four stars because I used my own modifications. I used two cans of spaghetti sauce and two diced tomatos. I then added some diced onion, left out the parsley, and then seasoned it with different italian seasonings to my own taste. I also baked the meatballs in the oven for about 15 minutes before adding it to the slowcooker. My family raved over this recipe! My husband said it would be the perfect meal for entertaining company. Will use again!

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xeracia

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Living In: Van Buren, Arkansas, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2007

while i think slow cooker meatballs are a great idea, these just didn't work out. i substituted fresh bread crumbs, added extra garlic and seasonings, used lean ground beef, and pre-baked the meatballs. these still turned out a to be an oily and mushy mess. i had to mush them up and just change it to a meat sauce because the texture turned out too soft. overall, great idea but poor execution. i will not be making these again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2006

terrible, mushy

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sandy

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Home Town: Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2006

I have not posted in a LONG time but I am happy to see that my recipe is bringing good things to the table for most of the cooks! One thing to note-this is more or less a Basic recipe that can be added to, or modified that I see many have done. Also-In the original recipe, I did not note that I skim the grease-I think you need to use ground beef for the best flavor. Anyway, Happy eating!!! Hunnie :)

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2006

These were good but we also found the sauce to be lacking something.

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dreher16

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Home Town: Dover, Ohio, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2006

This was pretty bland. The meatballs were good themselves, but the sauce was lacking something. I added brown sugar and worcestershire sauce which helped, but it was still missing something.

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