Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs. These slow cooker meatballs are Italian style and made with ground beef, parmesan cheese, herbs and spices. They're slow simmered to tender perfection in the crock pot and are perfect served over spaghetti or as a hearty appetizer. Especially when they are cooked low and slow in a crockpot.

These slow cooker Italian meatballs are lovingly braised in marinara sauce for hours. These deliciously dense meatballs can be adjusted to suit your tastes. Basically, this is a quick and easy way to make spaghetti and meatballs without all the hassle that usually ensues when making non-slow cooker varieties. You can have Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

1. You need of Meatballs :.
2. Prepare 1 lb. of lean ground beef (or lean ground turkey).
3. You need 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs.
4. Prepare 1 of large egg.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp. of milk.
6. It's 1 tsp. of each dried basil, dried parsley.
7. You need 1/2 tsp. of each garlic powder, onion powder, pepper.
8. You need 1/4 tsp. of salt.
9. It's of Sauce :.
10. You need 1 can (28 oz.) of crushed tomatoes.
11. You need 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained.
12. Prepare 1 can (6 oz.) of tomato paste.
13. You need 2 tsp. of dried basil.
14. Prepare 1 tsp. of each dried parsley, granulated sugar.
15. It's 1/2 tsp. of each dried oregano, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt.
16. You need 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
17. You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.

Serve these slow cooked meatballs with your favorite pasta. These Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs are one of my favorite go-to recipes for basically anything. They taste great on their own as an appetizer, but also work well with pasta or on sub sandwiches with melty cheese. They're freezer-friendly, too — meaning you can make a double-batch now and save some.

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs step by step

1. Grease your slow cooker. Place in all of the sauce ingredients and stir together..
2. In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients. Use your hands to thoroughly combine it all together..
3. Roll out the meatballs, using about 1 tbsp of meat per ball. Place the meatballs into the sauce in the slow cooker..
4. Make sure to spoon the sauce over the top of the meatballs. Then place the lid on and cook on low heat for 5-7 hours, until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center..
5. Serve however you'd like and refrigerate any leftovers..

Give this Italian meatball soup a try! Another great thing about this Italian meatball soup is that there's nothing to pre-cook or brown… it all goes right in the slow cooker! Showcase Mediterranean flavors for this slow-cooked dish, with easy canned tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and a frozen onion and pepper medley. These meatballs are moist and packed full of flavor; and, the best part is that they only take a few moments to prepare. Simply place them in the slow cooker in the morning and you will have a warm and delicious dinner ready.