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Tamale Balls {Slow Cooker}
Meatballs with a Tex-Mex flair made easy in the slow cooker! These can also be frozen before being cooked to make for an easy meal another day.
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
6
hours
hours
Total Time
6
hours
hours
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
servings
Calories
Author
Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1
pound
ground beef
1
pound
ground pork
1 1/2
cups
cornmeal
3/4
cup
tomato juice
1/2
cup
flour
4
cloves
finely chopped garlic
1
teaspoon
chili powder
1
teaspoon
ground cumin
1
teaspoon
ground coriander
1
teaspoon
dried oregano
2
teaspoons
salt
Sauce
5
cups
tomato juice
1
tablespoon
chili powder
2
teaspoons
salt
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients. Form into balls the size of a golf ball. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Combine the tomato juice, chili powder and salt. Pour over the tamale balls.
Cook in the slow cooker on low for about 6 hours, or until cooked through. Serve over rice.