Italian Meatball Stew Recipes

HEARTY MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Place the bread and 3 tablespoons water into a medium bowl. Mash to a paste with a spatula. Add the beef, sausage, egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Blend the mixture thoroughly with your hands or a flexible spatula. Form the mixture into 10 to 16 meatballs. Arrange the meatballs on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet until ready to use.
• For the hearty meatball stew: Sprinkle the meatballs with the flour and turn to coat with any flour still on the foil. Heat a large heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Drop the meatballs into the skillet, spaced apart. Cook until the bottoms are set and brown, about 2 minutes. Using a flexible thin spatula, turn each meatball onto an uncooked side and cook until the bottoms are set and brown, about 2 minutes longer. Turn and cook a third side, until set and brown, about another 2 minutes, so the meatballs are browned and set all over. Transfer the meatballs to a large plate.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, peppers, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Cook until soft, 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and the remaining salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, beans, tomatoes, red pepper flakes and broth. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and cook until the potatoes are tender and the meatballs are cooked through, about 20 minutes.

SLOW COOKER ITALIAN MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• Place carrots in bottom of slow cooker.
• In a large bowl, use hands or a fork to gently combine meatball ingredients. Form meat mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Place meatballs on top of carrots in the slow cooker.
• In a separate bowl, combine tomato paste, broth, marinara, seasoned salt, oregano, and basil. Pour over meatballs.
• Cover and cook on LOW for about 4 hours or on HIGH for about 2 hours. For a thinner soup rather than a stew, add extra broth until it reaches desired consistency.
• Steam vegetables in microwave just until crisp-tender (about 3-4 minutes). Stir vegetables into stew and serve over pasta or rice, if desired. Garnish with fresh parsley or fresh basil.

MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• Combine and cook meatballs
• Chop vegetables and place in large pot or slow cooker
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine
• Stir in meatballs
• Stovetop: Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour or until vegetables are tender
• Slow Cooker: Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender

BONNIE'S ITALIAN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• For the meatballs:
• Pour the milk over bread and soak to soften.
• Place the meat in a mixing bowl and add the cheese, EVOO, fennel, crushed red pepper, garlic, egg, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Squeeze the excess milk from the bread and crumble into crumbs as you add it to the meat. Combine the meatball mix and roll into 2-inch balls. Place the meatballs on nonstick baking sheet sprayed with olive oil spray and roast until browned but not fully cooked, 10 to 12 minutes.
• For the stew:
• Meanwhile, heat the EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions and bay, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and stir until fragrant. Add the beef stock and tomatoes, then break up the tomatoes with a potato masher. Add the basil, potatoes and meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat back to medium, partially cover and cook 10 minutes. Add the green beans and cook 7 to 8 minutes more.
• Serve, or cool completely and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium-low flame, partially covered, stirring occasionally (or reheat in a 325 degree F oven) until sauce is bubbly.
• To serve, top shallow bowls of stew with cheese and an extra drizzle of EVOO.

ITALIAN MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350.
• Mix together the ground turkey, eggs, oats, parmesean cheese, and seasonings, mix well.
• On a greased cookie sheet, start rolling your meatballs together, about the size of ping-pong balls, place about an inch and a half to two inches apart. (if using ground turkey you can go a little bigger, they will shrink.).
• Place in the oven and cook for about 35 to 40 minutes.
• While your meatballs are cooking, in a large pot, mix all the rest of the ingredients together for the stew. Place on medium heat and bring to a boil. Then simmer till your meatballs are done.
• Once the meatballs are done, place them in the stew, again, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve, and enjoy!
• Goes great with a side salad and breadsticks!

ITALIAN MEATBALL STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine beef, breadcrumbs, eggs, milk, cheese, salt, pepper and garlic.
• Form into 2 inch balls.
• Place meatballs in bottom of crock pot.
• Combine tomato paste, broth, seasoned salt, oregano and basil.
• Pour mixture over meat.
• Cover.
• Cook low 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
• Stir in cooked vegetables.
• Cover and cook on high 10-15 mins til mixture is hot.

SLOW-COOKER EASY ITALIAN MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• In 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker, combine meatballs, onions, salt and tomatoes; mix well.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
• About 20 minutes before serving, in small bowl, blend flour and water until smooth. Stir flour mixture into stew. Stir in bell pepper and onion stir-fry. Increase heat setting to high; cover and cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until stew has thickened and bell peppers are thoroughly heated. Sprinkle individual servings with cheese.

CHEF JOHN'S ITALIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.
• Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY MEATBALL STEW

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the beef, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs on all sides; drain. , Place the potatoes, carrots and onion in a 3-qt. slow cooker; top with meatballs. Combine the water, ketchup, vinegar, basil, and remaining salt and pepper; pour over meatballs. , Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until the vegetables are tender.