Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs are the ultimate comfort dinner and the crockpot does all the work. Prep this meal in minutes with frozen meatballs and no chopping required! Serve these meatballs over egg noodles or these Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes for a low effort dinner that will be a family favorite.
I've been known to take a 40 minute trip to IKEA just for the Swedish meatballs, and these taste just like them (maybe even better)! This recipe couldn't get any easier and we end up with juicy slow cooked meatballs in the most amazing creamy sauce.
For more Crockpot Recipes, try these Slow Cooker Beef Sandwiches, Slow Cooker Rotel Dip, and Slow Cooker Chicken Gnocchi Soup.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe:
- Set it and forget it. Slow Cooker meals are the best time saver and this one has minimal prep work too.
- Tastes amazing. Let's face it, sometimes crockpot meals lack flavor and this recipe is full of flavor.
- Comfort Food. This is a staple in our house all Fall and Winter long and it's so cozy to eat on a cold day.
- Budget Friendly. Feed the whole family for around $25 or less.
If you love meatball recipes, make sure to try these Meatball Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls, Sweet Chili Sauce Meatballs, Cranberry Jalapeño Meatballs, Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs, Mini Meatballs, and Chicken Meatball Soup.
Ingredients:
Frozen Meatballs: Any of your favorite 20 ounce frozen meatballs will work for this recipe. I used the grass-fed frozen meatballs from Target and highly recommend them.
Beef Stock: Stock is made with the bones and always has richer flavors than beef broth. You will get a much better taste from stock versus broth in this recipe. Kitchen Basics and Costco Kirkland Brand Beef Stock are my go to brands.
Cornstarch: In a traditional stovetop sauce, we would use a butter and flour roux to thicken it. However, because we're thickening this recipe at the end of cooking, a cornstarch and water slurry is the easiest solution to thicken the sauce.
*Find the full recipe ingredients and quantities in the recipe card below.
Substitutions and Variations:
- The frozen meatballs can be beef, pork, chicken or turkey.
- If you're not big on egg noodles, serve these over mashed potatoes. These would be excellent over these Garlic Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes with Boursin Cheese, or Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes.
How to Make Swedish Meatballs in the Crockpot:
Step 1: Into the slow cooker, add in beef stock, heavy cream, dijon mustard, Worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and dried dill. Whisk together to combine.
Step 2: Pour in the frozen meatballs and cover the crockpot. Turn the temperature to low and cook for 6-7 hours.
Step 3: After 6-7 hours of cooking, mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and combine with a spoon.
Step 4: Pour the cornstarch slurry into the crockpot and stir. Add in the sour cream a spoonful at a time and stir to combine. Cover the crockpot again and cook on high for 1 hour, stirring half way through. About 20 minutes before the meatballs are finished, boil the egg noodles according to package instructions.
Step 5: Uncover the crockpot and stir well before serving.
Step 6: Serve in bowls with the egg noodles as a base and ladle over the meatballs and sauce. Top with fresh parsley and enjoy!
Expert Tips:
- Do NOT add the cornstarch into the crockpot without mixing it with water first. It will leave chunks in the sauce.
- I recommend boiling the egg noodles separately. It's hard to get them the right texture when cooking them in the crockpot and if you leave them in too long, they will be mushy.
Big on comfort food recipes? Try this Zucchini Risotto, Ground Beef Gnocchi, Pastina Soup and Chicken Dumpling Soup.
Recipe FAQs:
Yes! These frozen meatballs can be cooked in the slow cooker on high for 4-5 hours.
Allow the meatballs to cool a bit before storing in a sealed container in the fridge. Eat within 2-3 days. Reheat the meatballs on the stovetop in a pot, over medium low heat, with a few tablespoons of beef stock to make the sauce nice and creamy again.
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Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs
- Total Time: 8 hours, 5 minutes
- Yield: About 40 meatballs with 6 cups pasta 1x
Description
Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs are the ultimate comfort dinner and the crockpot does all the work. Prep this meal in minutes with frozen meatballs and no chopping required!
Ingredients
- 2 cups beef stock
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- 20 ounce package of frozen meatballs *approximately 40 meatballs
- 8 ounce sour cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, for serving (minced or just pulled apart into pieces)
- 12 ounce package egg noodles
Instructions
- Into the slow cooker, add in beef stock, heavy cream, dijon mustard, Worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and dried dill. Whisk together to combine.
- Pour in the frozen meatballs and cover the crockpot. Turn the temperature to low and cook for 6-7 hours.
- After 6-7 hours of cooking, mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and combine with a spoon.
- Pour the cornstarch slurry into the crockpot and stir. Add in the sour cream a spoonful at a time and stir to combine. Cover the crockpot again and cook on high for 1 hour, stirring half way through. About 20 minutes before the meatballs are finished, boil the egg noodles according to package instructions.
- Uncover the crockpot and stir well before serving.
- Serve in bowls with the egg noodles as a base and ladle over the meatballs and sauce. Top with fresh parsley and enjoy!
Notes
- Do NOT add the cornstarch into the crockpot without mixing it with water first. It will leave chunks in the sauce.
- I recommend boiling the egg noodles separately. It's hard to get them the right texture when cooking them in the crockpot and if you leave them in too long, they will be mushy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: dinner
- Method: slow cooker
- Cuisine: Swedish
Payton says
This is so incredibly easy and the whole family loved it! Will make again.
Tara Smithson says
Yay!! So happy to hear that. Thanks so much for the review.