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Slow Cooker Coca Cola BBQ Meatballs

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My dad was a die-hard football fan, and every year around this time, our Sunday afternoons consisted of watching his favorite teams on TV. My acceptance into UCLA strengthened his ties to the team, and we would often celebrate with friends and family over our passion for the sport. College football bowl season begins December 16th and runs through early January. While wearing team apparel and tailgating are popular ways to celebrate the football season, food is what often brings people together. Whether you plan to host a party for the big game or you prefer an intimate gathering with  family/friends, there are numerous opportunities to Feed Your Fandom with Foster Farms.

This is part of a sponsored campaign with Foster Farms.

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Foster Farms Bowl

The Foster Farms Bowl is an NCAA-certified college football bowl game played each year. On December 27th, 2017, the Arizona Wildcats will face the Purdue Boilmakers at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. You can also watch the game on Fox Sports. The bowl was initially launched as a hunger relief program.

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One of my father’s signature game-time recipes was a simply, hearty chili. It was so popular among family and friends, that it became part of our game-time spread each season. As a family, we have always been health-conscious, so his chili was surprisingly made with ground turkey versus ground beef. His experimentation with recipes and passion for home-cooked dishes largely inspired my own journey with food.

Foster Farms Ground Turkey

We recently discovered Foster Farms’ Ground Turkey and used it in a recipe for BBQ Meatballs. Because their turkey is 100% natural and free from added hormones or steroids, it makes for a healthy alternative in tacos, chili, burgers, and more.

Foster Farms Simply Raised Chicken

If you prefer chicken, Foster Farms offers a variety of options including their Simply Raised line, which is American Humane Certified, fed a 100% vegetarian diet, and grown without added hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Available as breasts and legs, you can marinate and grill Foster Farms chicken in your favorite sauce. Or grill, then slice the chicken for flatbreads, sliders, salads, and more.

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Feed Your Fandom

In honor of the college football season, Foster Farms is offering coupons and savings up to $7.50 on select packages of fresh chicken, ground turkey, and lunch meat. Also included on these specially-marked packages are game day recipes such as Foster Farms’ Buffalo Blue Cheese Roll-Up Sandwiches, Easy Chicken Party Poppers, and Chicken White Bean Chili. Use these recipes as inspiration for your next game-day party and Feed Your Fandom during college football season. I shopped for Foster Farms Simply Raised Chicken at Ralph’s and Foster Farms Fresh & Natural Ground Turkey at Pavilions. You can also find Foster Farms products at Vons and Albertson’s.

BBQ Meatballs

Slow Cooker Coca Cola BBQ Meatballs

Game time recipes should be relatively simple and flavorful. I prefer appetizers and foods that I can pick up and eat while I’m socializing or immersed in the game. My kids love meatballs, so I decided to make Slow Cooker Coca Cola BBQ Meatballs. Rather than make the sauce myself, I purchased a bottle of BBQ sauce, mixed it with 1/2 a bottle of Coca Cola, and placed my meatballs into the slow cooker with the sauce. In just a few hours, the dish is ready. I like to use the slow cooker so that the meatballs retain their moisture and don’t dry out. It also allows sufficient time for them to absorb the Coca Cola BBQ sauce.

Slow Cooker BBQ Meatballs

BBQ Meatballs
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Slow Cooker Coca Cola BBQ Meatballs
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Foster Farms Ground Turkey
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1/2 onion chopped finely
  • 1/2 green bell pepper chopped finely
  • 2 cloves of garlic chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 bottle BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 bottle Coca Cola
Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, water, onion, bell pepper, garlic, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. 

  2. Form mixture into medium-sized meatballs and place in one layer at the bottom of a slow cooker

  3. Combine BBQ Sauce and Coca Cola and pour over meatballs

  4. Cook on high for 3 hours or until meatballs are cooked (you may use a meat thermometer to ensure the meatballs are done)

The prep time for these meatballs is minimal, but be sure to plan ahead since the dish takes about 3 full hours to cook. You could easily start the dish in the morning so that it is ready by noon for game time.

Prepared Ground Turkey

Prepared Meatballs

My kids devoured these meatballs almost as soon as they were ready. I had thought about serving them with veggies and macaroni and cheese, but they were gone before I could even begin to think about additional dishes.

BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza

The second appetizer I prepared was an easy BBQ Chicken Flatbread. I started by seasoning Foster Farms Thin-Sliced Chicken Breasts with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and baked in the oven at 400ºF for 10 minutes.  I then sliced the chicken into small pieces to top my flatbreads.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

You can use any thin-sliced flatbread or use a thin pizza crust. I used Lavash and spread a thin layer of BBQ sauce over it. I then sprinkled a mixture of jack and cheddar cheeses, sliced red onion, and chicken pieces. You can finish the BBQ Chicken Flatbread with fresh, chopped cilantro, if desired. Bake the flatbread at 400ºF for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. Do not over bake. Serve immediately.

Game Time Appetizer Plate

This season, Feed Your Fandom during college football bowl season with Foster Farms!  Visit their website for recipe ideas and inspiration. You can also download coupons to save on Foster Farm products from their website. Be sure to visit FosterFarms.com/FosterFarmsBowl for more information and don’t forget to watch the Pac-12 battle the Big Ten in the Foster Farms Bowl December 27th, 2017 on Fox Sports.

Foster Farms Giveaway

Win It! One of you will win $79 worth of Foster Farms Products (this will include coupons for Foster Farms Ground Turkey, Foster Farms Frozen Chicken, and Foster Farms Corn Dogs). To enter, simply tell me which Foster Farms product you would like to use to create your game day recipe. Comments will close on January 7, 2018.

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69 Responses to Slow Cooker Coca Cola BBQ Meatballs

  42. I’ve never tried BBQ sauce in combination with coca cola for meatballs. That sounds interesting and as I see from the pictures above also looks tasty.

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  47. Definitely Foster Farms Ground Turkey!I use ground turkey for so many recipes that I make for my family!!

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  63. I want to use Foster Farms ground turkey. We are using ground turkey in most of our recipes that call for ground beef. But, I really want to make the Slow Cooker Coca-Cola BBQ Meatballs!

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