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    Home » Entertaining » Appetizer » Slow Cooker Mango Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

    Slow Cooker Mango Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

    Published: Jan 30, 2015 Modified: Oct 30, 2019 by GG

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    With just three ingredients, Slow Cooker Mango Turkey Meatballs will cook up in your slow cooker for a delightfully saucy appetizer or make it a main dish and serve over rice or noodles! Frozen meatballs, mango salsa and barbecue sauce simmer together for an easy crockpot recipe! Sprinkle with chopped parsley for that special finishing touch!

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    Just place frozen meatballs in a crockpot with barbecue sauce and mango salsa and relax while they cook themselves and make a delightful sauce in your slow cooker. Sweet, saucy and tangy, these meatballs will be everyone’s favorite!

    And they are so versatile that you can serve our saucy meatballs as an appetizer that you just pop in your mouth or as a main dish for dinner or at your Super Bowl party!

    Slow cooker bbq turkey meatballs are guaranteed to be on your menu time and time again!

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    How to serve mini meatballs as a main dish

    To make this recipe as a main dish for dinner, simply cook up pasta, cauliflower rice, quinoa, noodles or brown rice and top with 6 mini meatballs and sauce per serving!

    To serve as a main dish at a party, keep the meatballs warm in your slow cooker. Offer pasta, cauliflower rice, quinoa or brown rice on the side and let your guests fill their bowls!

    Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

    • frozen bite size turkey meatballs
    • mango salsa
    • barbecue sauce
    • parsley, optional

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    Slow Cooker Mango Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

    Slow Cooker Mango Barbecue Turkey Meatballs is an easy recipe that can be served as an appetizer or a main dish over pasta. Store bought turkey meatballs simmer in a mango salsa combined with a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce making each bite tangy and flavorful!
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine American
    Keyword mango barbecue meatballs, turkey meatballs
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 4 hours
    Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
    Servings 16
    Calories 24kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 2 pkgs. (12 oz. each) frozen bite size turkey meatballs
    • 1 jar (16 oz.) mango salsa , such as Newman’s Own
    • 3/4 cup Sweet ‘N Spicy barbecue sauce , such as Sweet Baby Ray’s brand or your favorite barbecue sauce
    • 2 Tbs. chopped parsley , optional

    Instructions

    • Place turkey meatballs in slow cooker.
    • In bowl combine salsa and barbecue sauce until blended. Pour over meatballs.
    • Cook 4 hours on low.
    • Serve in slow cooker or transfer to serving dish. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.

    Notes

    Makes 16 appetizer servings/ 3 meatballs per serving
    * For a main dish, serve with hot cooked quinoa, cauliflower rice, brown rice, noodles or pasta.
    Makes 8 main dish servings/6 meatballs per serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 24kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 72IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

     

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