Ads Will Not Print

Honey Lime Meatballs

5 from 1 vote

These mini honey lime meatballs, made with a combo of lean ground beef and spicy turkey sausage are browned in a skillet (or you can bake them) then finish in the slow cooker.

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 4 20

Yield: 15 servings

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
1 ½ pounds extra-lean ground beef
8 ounces uncooked hot Italian turkey sausage links (casings removed)
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product (thawed, or 4 eggs, lightly beaten)
1 cup finely chopped green onions (from about 8)
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
6 tablespoons honey
¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice

Instructions

Coat a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with oil; set aside. In a large bowl combine ground beef, sausage, oats, egg product, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, and crushed red pepper.
Shape mixture into 60 approximately 2-inch meatballs.
Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook meatballs, one-fourth at at time, over medium heat until brown, turning once.
Transfer to the prepared slow cooker cooker.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
In a small bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce, and lime juice. Pour over meatballs. Toss gently to coat.
Serve immediately or keep warm, covered, on warm or low-heat setting for up to 1 hour.

Nutrition

Serving: 4mini meatballs, Calories: 140kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 34mg, Sodium: 350mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g

- WW Points: 3

Printed from Skinnytaste: https://capital-signalpath.live/honey-lime-meatballs/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-85137":{"type":"food","name":"Honey Lime Meatballs","slug":"wprm-honey-lime-meatballs-2","image_url":"https:\/\/www.skinnytaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SlowCookerHoney-SoyMeatballs-3.jpg","rating":{"count":1,"total":5,"average":5,"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Nonstick cooking spray","notes":"","id":1866,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"","unit":"","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1\u2009\u00bd","unit":"pounds","name":"extra-lean ground beef","notes":"","unit_id":11040,"id":11164,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\u2009\u00bd","unit":"pounds","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\u2009\u00bd","unit":"pounds","unitParsed":"pounds"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"8","unit":"ounces","name":"uncooked hot Italian turkey sausage links","notes":"casings removed","unit_id":10997,"id":11165,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"8","unit":"ounces","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"8","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"quick-cooking rolled oats","notes":"","unit_id":10982,"id":11166,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"refrigerated or frozen egg product","notes":"thawed, or 4 eggs, lightly beaten","unit_id":10982,"id":11167,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"finely chopped green onions","notes":"from about 8","unit_id":10982,"id":11168,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"4","unit":"teaspoons","name":"Worcestershire sauce","notes":"","unit_id":11009,"id":572,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"4","unit":"teaspoons","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"crushed red pepper","notes":"","unit_id":10985,"id":1745,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"6","unit":"tablespoons","name":"honey","notes":"","unit_id":10977,"id":360,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"6","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"6","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"uid":9,"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","name":"reduced-sodium soy sauce","notes":"","unit_id":10982,"id":1323,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"\u00bc","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":10,"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"lime juice","notes":"","unit_id":10977,"id":815,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1768041657000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}}],"originalServings":"15","originalServingsParsed":15,"currentServings":"15","currentServingsParsed":15,"currentServingsFormatted":"15","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}