Cheesy Slow Cooker Meatballs

These Cheesy Slow Cooker Meatballs are quickly prepped and tossed in your favorite sauce for an easy, kid-friendly dinner that’ll put a smile on everyone’s face. 

I’m so excited you guys!!

Remember last month when I told you that I am going to be creating recipes for Pillsbury.com? Well… this Cheesy Slow Cooker Meatballs Recipe is my very first one!

Want to know the best part? This recipe is so easy to make! In fact, all the recipes I share with Pillsbury will have 7 ingredients or less and take less than 30 minutes of prep time.

Easy dinners here I come!

Cheesy Slow Cooker Meatballs

Ingredients Needed For Stuffed Meatballs

• Lean Ground Beef
• Italian Style Breadcrumbs
• Milk
• Egg
• Seasonings – Salt & Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Parsley
• Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

My kids couldn’t get enough of these tasty little meatballs. They kept digging in to find the ooey-gooey cheese filled centers.

In fact, my picky four year old stated that it was the “best. dinner. ever.”

How To Make In Slow Cooker

Once you’ve shaped your meatballs and stuffed them with the cheese, simply pour your favorite jarred pasta sauce, or my homemade Marinara Sauce into the bottom of your slow cooker.

Place the meatballs into the sauce and let the slow cooker cook on LOW for just 4 hours.

Some cheese may want to ooze out of the meatballs, but that’s totally fine!

What To Serve With Stuffed Meatballs

Just before the meatballs are cooked, boil up some spaghetti noodles to serve with them. Here are some more great ideas to serve with your cheese stuffed meatballs…

• Caesar Salad
• 2 ingredient Dough Garlic Breadsticks
• Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
• Steamed Broccoli

You know that’s a win-win in my book!

Easy to make, loved by all.

Check out more Italian-inspired recipes HERE.

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Cheesy Slow Cooker Meatballs

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time5 hrs 28 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 6

Calories: 228 kcal

Author: Shawn

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lb lean, at least 80% ground beef
• ½ cup Italian bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• Salt and pepper
• 5 mozzarella sticks, cut into small pieces
• 24 oz Pasta Sauce
• 1 lb Spaghetti Noodles

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Instructions

• In large bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, milk egg, salt and pepper with hands until well combined. Shape mixture into small balls about the size of a Ping-Pong ball.
• With finger, make hole in 1 ball but do not go all the way through. Place 1 piece of cheese in hole; enclose cheese by pinching hole back together. Repeat with remaining beef mixture and cheese pieces.
• Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour pasta sauce into cooker. Place meatballs in sauce.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 hours.
• About 25 to 30 minutes before meatballs are done, cook pasta as directed on package; drain.

Notes

• Try switching out the mozzarella cheese sticks with ones of sharp Cheddar cheese or Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend.
• Add a teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder and parsley flakes to the beef mixture for an even bigger boost of flavor!

Nutrition

Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 443mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 3mg

Keywords: Cheesy, meatballs, Slow Cooker

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