Crockpot Meatballs and Gravy Recipe

This simple six-ingredient recipe for crockpot meatballs and gravy tastes fabulous served over mashed potatoes, hot rice, or buttered egg noodles. It also works as a hot appetizer for a winter party. This is one of the easiest recipes ever, perfect for beginning cooks or anyone looking for simple recipes to use with the slow cooker.

Frozen cooked meatballs are one of the best convenience foods. They can be found at most major grocery stores. Another option is the next time you make meatballs, double your recipe and freeze half of the meatballs. For this recipe, you can use plain meatballs, wild rice meatballs, Italian style meatballs, or any homemade meatballs. Choose whichever protein you prefer, including turkey, beef, chicken or a combination of meats for the meatballs.

You can certainly add more ingredients to this recipe if you'd like. Vegetables like baby carrots and green beans or extra seasonings such as chopped onion and minced garlic would all be a delicious and healthy addition. 

For a complete dinner, serve this dish with a green salad tossed with mushrooms and grape tomatoes and drizzled with a tangy dressing. If you are hosting a party, these meatballs are also great for a warm appetizer. Serve them with small toothpicks and mini plates so your guests can eat a few as they mix and mingle. If you are serving these as an appetizer, stick with smaller sized store-bought meatballs or prepare smaller homemade meatballs.

If you have any leftover meatballs, they are great as is the next day. You'll just need to warm them up on the stovetop or in the microwave. Another option is to put the leftover meatballs on a roll for meatball subs. For an extra kick, add cranberry sauce and a little bit of horseradish to the bread.

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