Easy Crockpot Italian Meatballs Recipe

Hi friends and happy Wednesday! I hope your week is off to a great start! I’m headed to Denver tomorrow for a leadership retreat and I am seriously hoping for some cooler weather! Speaking of cooler weather, I am super excited to finally share my Easy Crockpot Meatballs Recipe with you! I adapted these from this Skinnytaste recipe and turned them into a crockpot recipe. It’s just so much easier for busy days! I prefer ground beef over turkey and was running out of time to make my own sauce, so I improvised and they turned out amazing. I even doubled the recipe last time and froze half of the uncooked meatballs. Then when I was ready to cook them, I threw them in the crockpot frozen with the exact recipe as below! Take a peek at my Easy Crockpot Meatballs Recipe!! You and your family will love it!!

Easy Crockpot Meatballs Recipe

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Easy Crockpot Italian Meatballs Recipe

The easiest meatballs you will ever make! Perfect for those busy weeknights!!

Course Main Course

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs (I use gluten free)
• 1/4 cup parmesean cheese
• 1/4 cup parsley (chopped) *can use fresh, but dried works in a pinch!
• 1 egg
• 1 clove garlic, crushed or chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 jar of marinara sauce

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the beef, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, egg, garlic, salt and pepper together. Mix up until combined. Form small meatballs, mine are about 1/4 inch. Pour the jar of sauce into crockpot. Slowly drop in meatballs one by one. Cook on low, 5-6 hours. Serve over pasta or zoodles. My kids love this over noodles with a side of garlic bread!

Recipe Notes

*meatballs freeze well. I do not cook mine prior to freezing.
If you freeze the meatballs, follow the steps above, by pouring the sauce into the crockpot and dropping in the meatballs. Cook on low, 6 hours.

I have and love this CROCKPOT. We’ve had it for years! It’s nothing fancy, but it gets the job done!! Love it!!

I hope you love this recipe as much as we do!! If you make it, be sure to share it over on Instagram (@thefancyashley) and tag me there!

Have a wonderful day!! XO!

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