Ingredients

1onion,chopped

14ozdiced tomatoes,no salt added

1½tspsweet paprika

1½tspcumin

1tspkosher salt

½tsphot paprika

¼tspfreshly ground black pepper

½cupgreen olives,chopped

1lbground beef,93% lean

½cuponion,finely diced

2tsppaprika

1½tspcumin

½tspcinnamon

1tspkosher salt

¼tspfreshly ground black pepper

¼tsphot paprika

2tbspfresh parsley,chopped

¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped, divided

brown rice,or cauliflower rice, cooked, for serving, optional

Preparation

Place the onions in a bowl and microwave about 2 minutes to sweat them out.

Add the diced tomatoes, sweet paprika, cumin, salt, hot paprika, black pepper, and green olives, to the slow cooker, then stir to combine.

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion paprika, cumin, cinnamon, salt, black pepper, hot paprika, parsley, and cilantro, leaving 2 tablespoons of cilantro for garnish.

Gently form into 20 small meatballs.

Place the meatballs on top of the sauce, cover and cook Low 4 to 6 hours or High 2 to 3 hours.

Top with the remaining the 2 tablespoons of cilantro. Serve over brown rice or cauliflower rice, and enjoy!