Make homestyle Swedish meatballs with a creamy sauce using your slow cooker for a simple set it and forget it dinners experience.
Author:ariasterling
Prep Time:10 min
Cook Time:4 hours
Total Time:4 hours 10 min
Yield:6 servings 1x
Category:Dinner
Method:Slow Cooking
Cuisine:American/Swedish Inspired
Diet:Low Lactose
Ingredients
Scale
1.5 lbs frozen pre-cooked meatballs (or homemade)
1 (10.5 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Pinch of ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Place the frozen meatballs into the bottom of your slow cooker.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the condensed cream of mushroom soup, beef broth, heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce, onion flakes, allspice, and nutmeg until smooth.
Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours, or on HIGH for 2 to 3 hours.
About 30 minutes before serving, mix the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl to create a slurry. Stir this slurry into the sauce in the slow cooker.
Cover and continue cooking on HIGH for the remaining 30 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened to your liking.
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper before serving.
Notes
For a from-scratch meatball flavor, add 1/4 cup finely minced onion and 1 egg to your meatball mixture before cooking.
Serve these slow cooker comfort food meatballs over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
If you are making this as a crockpot appetizer meatballs option, keep the sauce slightly thicker.
Lingonberry jam or cranberry sauce makes a traditional accompaniment.