Crockpot Spaghetti and Pesto Meatballs

Crockpot Spaghetti and Pesto Meatballs

  Ready in : 270 mins

Crockpot Spaghetti and Pesto Meatballs takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes from beginning to end. For $1.92 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe has 450 calories, 23g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. 1 person has tried and liked this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires sea salt, basil leaves, avocado oil, and beef broth. It works well as a main course. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 43%, which is solid. Similar recipes include Crockpot Spaghetti and Meatballs, Healthy Crockpot Spaghetti & Meatballs, and Spaghetti with Turkey-Pesto Meatballs.

Ingredients

ground beef

ground beef

1 lb

basil pesto

basil pesto

3 Tablespoons

avocado oil

avocado oil

3 Tablespoon

beef broth

beef broth

2 cups

zucchinis

zucchinis

2

sea salt

sea salt

4 servings

basil leaves

basil leaves

2 Tablespoons

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix together the ground beef and AIP basil pesto. Form small meatballs from the mixture.

    basil pesto

    basil pesto

    ground beef

    ground beef

    meatballs

    meatballs

    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Add the avocado oil to a frying pan and brown the meatballs (in batches).

    avocado oil

    avocado oil

    meatballs

    meatballs

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Place the meatballs into a crockpot along with the beef broth.Cover and cook for 4 hours, spooning the broth over the meatballs every now and then.Spiralize the zucchinis into noodles.To cook the zucchini noodles, take a little broth (approx. 1/4 cup) from the crockpot and place into a large pan over high heat.

    zucchini noodles

    zucchini noodles

    beef broth

    beef broth

    meatballs

    meatballs

    zucchini

    zucchini

    pasta

    pasta

    broth

    broth

    slow cooker
    slow cooker
    frying pan
    frying pan
  4. 4
    Add the zucchini noodles and toss well to coat, cooking the zucchini until all the moisture in the pan has evaporated and the zucchini has cooked through (this won't take longer than a minute or two.)Season the zucchini with salt and serve topped with the meatballs.

    zucchini noodles

    zucchini noodles

    meatballs

    meatballs

    zucchini

    zucchini

    salt

    salt

    frying pan
    frying pan
  5. 5
    Garnish with torn basil leaves.

    fresh basil

    fresh basil