Slow Cooker Honey Glazed Pork Meatballs

This easy and delicious recipe for Slow Cooker Honey Glazed Pork Meatballs is so simple to make and tastes wonderful on top of mashed potatoes as an entree or with a toothpick as an appetizer.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 4 10

Total Time 4 35

Servings

Calories 512kcal

Author Jennifer Draper

Ingredients

For meatballs:

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
2 pounds lean ground pork
1 egg
1/4 cup diced yellow onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup fresh chopped herbs (I used sage, parsley, rosemary and thyme)

For sauce:

1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water whisked together until smooth
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Line a large cookie sheet with aluminum foil
Stir together breadcrumbs and milk and let sit for 5 minutes
Add to ground pork in bowl along with remaining meatball ingredients
Use hands to mix until combined well but do not overwork
Use hands to form 12 evenly sized meatballs (I use an ice cream scooper to measure)
Place on foil lined baking sheet and place under broiler in oven for 5-8 minutes, watching closely until they are lightly browned
Transfer to slow cooker
Whisk together sauce ingredients and pour over meatballs
Cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-6 until meatballs are fully cooked

Notes

For saucier meatballs double the sauce ingredients

If the sauce is too thin after cooking it can be transferred to a saucepan and brought to a boil for 3-5 minutes while whisking in additional cornstarch slurry (cornstarch + water in equal amounts) until desired thickness is reached

I cooked these on high in a 4 quart slow cooker for 3 hours

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