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Crockpot Meatballs

In theory, crockpots and meatballs go together quite well. Ā For some reason, my brain never made this connection. Ā This is because I am clueless. These delicate meatballs are full of flavor, tender and freeze beautifully! Could you ask more than that? Crockpot Meatballs from https://girlandthekitchen.com

I’m not completely clueless…but sometimes the most obvious things come quite slowly to me. Ā I believe it is because my brain gnomes Tinsel and Tinkel (as aforementioned here) are overly exhausted and need a vacation… Jamaica is in site my precious gnomes, don’t give up on me yet…

It was on a Snowmageddon Sunday, aka Super Bowl Ā las year…that I came up with these tender little balls of flavor. Ā As always, the adorable munchkin woke me up early and so I used this as a perfect excuse to get some cooking and blogging out of the way.

I stared at the lean turkeyĀ I had just purchased the night before and pondered what to do with it. Ā In my side view, I caught the glimmer of my crockpot that I had used the night before to make my favorite Beef Barley SoupĀ .

Beef Barley-007 feature

And then I stared back at the turkey, then back at the crockpot. Ā I started putting 2+2 together…

“I should make meatballs in the crockpot!!!” Ā It finally came to me…my gnomes finally made the connection. Ā EUREKA!

I will not bore you with anymore details. Ā They came together in no time. Ā I mixed up a very simple meatball mix in a bowl.

Crockpot Meatballs from https://girlandthekitchen.com

Used an ice cream scooper to place them on a cookie sheet before placing them in the 450-degree oven.

Crockpot Meatballs from https://girlandthekitchen.com

Stuck them in the crockpot with a batch of my frozen homemade marinara sauce.

Freezer Friendly Marinara from the Girl and the Kitchen

And let them cook for 4 hours on low.

Crockpot Meatballs from https://girlandthekitchen.com

Then I added some freshly torn basil and toted them with me to my friend’s Super Bowl Party. Ā She stuck them next to all the other apps and everyone devoured them!

Crockpot Meatballs from https://girlandthekitchen.com

The following week I did exactly the same thing, cooked up some spaghetti and voila! Ā Dinner for the week was done.

It was easy. Ā Practically mindless and oh so very delicious. Ā Most importantly for me, it was healthy and easily fit into my husband’s clean eating meal prep for our trip to St. Martin in a few weeks.

This time around even I had to pat myself on the back for coming up with this idea…well I did eventually at least.

We did have quite a bit left…so I froze it šŸ™‚ Ā And they cooked up beautifully after they were defrosted in the oven the following week!Ā 

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Crockpot Meatballs from girlandthekitchen.com

Crockpot Meatballs


  • Author: Mila Furman
  • Total Time: 255 minutes

Description

A healthy, easy and delicious meatball recipe that is all done in a crockpot. Perfect for a quick dinner!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 pounds of lean ground turkey
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 whole onion (feel free to do this in the Vitamix, finely minced)
  • 1 cup freshly grated (Parmesan)
  • 1 large handful of Italian parsley (chopped)
  • 67 basil leaves.
  • plenty of salt and pepper to taste
  • Olive oil for cooking
  • 1 Batch of my marinara

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 450-degrees F and crockpot to a low setting.
  2. Combine all the ingredients except the marinara in a large bowl.
  3. Fry a little piece up and do a taste test to ensure proper seasoning.
  4. Spray down a rimmed baking sheet with pan spray and lay parchment paper on top.
  5. Using a small ice cream scooper to lay out the meatballs on the paper.
  6. Bake for 12 minutes until nice and golden and still raw inside.
  7. Place into the crockpot, cover with sauce and allow to cook on low for 4 hours.
  8. Tear basil with hands combine and serve.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 240 minutes
  • Category: dinner
  • Cuisine: Italian

 

 

These delicate meatballs are full of flavor, tender and freeze beautifully! Could you ask more than that?

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9 Comments

  1. I love turkey meat balls and these look amazing! Can’t wait to try them! Great idea to make them in a crockpot! Pinning!

  2. Ha! You crack me up! I must also have brain gnomes because I feel like my nickname should be Captain Obvious šŸ˜‰ This recipe looks fantastic – I love turkey meatballs and making them in the crockpot will certainly make weeknight dinners so much easier!

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