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Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs are so flavorful and super easy to make. Serve over egg noodles for a quick meal that is budget friendly and delicious.
If you are looking for a toss and go meal, this is the one to try. Everything gets tossed into the crock pot for the best dinner for your family. The kids love this dish and will eat just about any veggie if it’s covered in that amazing sauce. I would say that is a win.
Did you try our easy Crockpot Salisbury Steak? If you loved that, you will definitely enjoy Salisbury Steak Meatballs. So good!
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Why This Recipe Works
These Salisbury Steak meatballs can easily be served as an appetizer or as a main dish recipe as the ultimate comfort food. We love how easy these meatballs cook easily in the slow cooker and using frozen meatballs makes this recipe always on the menu.
Serve these meatballs over rice with the mushroom gravy for a complete meal idea.
Ingredients
- Frozen Meatballs
- Sliced Mushrooms
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Brown Gravy Mix
- Water
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Meatball Recipes – We love making homemade meatballs or you can use different flavors of frozen meatballs. You can use turkey meatballs, chicken meatballs, or lean ground beef meatballs.
- Mushrooms – Feel free to use different types of mushrooms. You can use white button mushrooms or portobello mushrooms.
- Seasoning – You can also add in seasoning to what you prefer. Stir in black pepper, salt, fresh parsley or cloves garlic instead of garlic powder.
Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1 – Add the meatballs, mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder and garlic powder to a slow cooker.
- Step 2 – In a small bowl, whisk together the brown gravy mix and the water.
- Step 3 – Pour this mixture on top of the other ingredients in the crock pot.
- Step 4 – Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours.
- Step 5 – Then the meatballs are ready to serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Crock Pot Recommendation – I really like this crockpot and I use this all the time and it’s great. My favorite feature is that you can lock the lid down. This is awesome for when you need to take the crockpot somewhere.
- Combining Sauce Ingredients – Before pouring the gravy mixture over the meatballs, make sure to combine in a bowl first. This makes sure everything is combined evenly.
How to Serve
We love to serve it with egg noodles but any type of pasta you have on hand will be delicious. This meal is also good with asparagus or green beans. This oven roasted asparagus is a family favorite and it is very simple and quick to make.
Another idea we love is to serve over mashed potatoes. I love to spoon the gravy over the mashed potatoes for an amazing meal.
It’s also delicious with rice. Learn how to freeze rice and you can make this meal even easier.
I love to grab the rice from the freezer in the morning and when we come home it is all ready to reheat and serve. We do this for lots of meals and it helps on busy weeknights.
Frequently Asked Questions
We love have more gravy too when making this recipe. We usually add in beef broth with the water to make extra gravy.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. We think the meatballs taste even better the next day as they marinate in the gravy for added flavor.
No, there is no need to thaw the frozen meatballs before cooking in the slow cooker. That is why this recipe is so easy as there is very little prep time. Which makes for an easy weeknight meal.
Reheat leftovers in the microwave or on the stovetop depending on how much you have leftover.
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Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen meatballs (32 ounces)
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 packages Brown Gravy Mix (0.87 ounces each)
- 1 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Add the meatballs, mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder and garlic powder to a slow cooker.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the brown gravy mix and the water.
- Pour this mixture on top of the other ingredients in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours.
- Then the meatballs are ready to serve and enjoy!
I made a double batch for a potluck recently. Everyone loved them. I was a little concerned about them being too salty like some other person commented, so I did use a 50% reduced sodium beef broth. It was made by College Inn. I used Mama Lucina homestyle meatballs. I really liked the flavor but I think the next time I might add just a little more A1 or add a little bit of Worcestershire sauce to give them just a little more kick for my own personal taste. Otherwise, I think they were great. I am actually making them again this weekend. Thanks for the recipe.
Yes you can use another “cream of” soup. It will taste slightly different, but it will still be delicious.
Hubby does not do mushrooms! Is there another type of cream soup that can be substituted?
looks delicious I can’t wait to try it!
I haven’t but I think this would be very easy to make in the Instant pot.
Have you tried this in the instant pot?
We loved the overall flavor of this dish, but it was way too salty, even though we followed the recipe exactly. Any ideas for making it less salty but not altering the taste? Thanks!
i love regular Salisbury steak, this recipe just made it better
My middle child loves Salisbury steak so I knew I had to try this one out. It did not disappoint ?
great dish. so flavorful. better than any Salisbury meatballs out there.
I love this recipe. I make several of these at a time by putting all the ingredients in freezer bags and freezing them. I know on busy nights I can quickly grab one from the freezer that morning and throw it in the crockpot when I need a super easy meal.
Huge hit with the family, and so easy on me. And that gravy! Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Thanks for making life a little easier on this very busy woman!!
You use mix in sour cream instead but I wouldn’t put the sour cream in the crock pot at the beginning as it may curdle. I would stir in the sour cream for the last 30 minutes of the cook time. Thanks!
Could something other than cream of mushroom soup be used?
Thanks for sharing! I’m so glad that your family and you enjoyed it!
Cooked this last night for my family of 4. Everyone liked it, even my Salisbury steak hating oldest son. There was enough left for lunch today for 3 of us. Followed this exactly. My husband said next time he wants to try it with rice. Thanks so much for an awesome meal that cooked while we worked!
The recipe serves 6 so should work great for your family. I hope you enjoy it!
How many does this serve? I’m cooking for 6.. 3 adults, 3 children. Thanks
Also would like plenty of sauce for noodles is mashed potatoes.
I usually use prepackaged homestyle meatballs for this recipe.
What kind of meatballs do you recommend?
Great recipee.