Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
Crockpot Swedish Meatballs are total comfort food and super easy to make. Serve over egg noodles or mashed potatoes for a dinner everyone will love!
For more Easy Crockpot Recipes, be sure to check out my Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings, Crockpot Taco Soup, and Crockpot Beef Tacos.
I just love a good dump and go slow cooker recipe. When schedules get busy, there’s nothing better than coming home to a comforting dinner that only took minutes to prepare earlier in the day.
If you’re looking for the perfect easy dinner recipe, these Crockpot Swedish Meatballs are for you. They also make for a great appetizer to serve at parties. Just place a bowl of toothpicks nearby and you’re good to go!
These are so good, y’all. Juicy meatballs cooked in a rich and creamy gravy, then served over mashed potatoes or egg noodles. Just YUM! My kids love this dinner and they can be tough critics.
What are Swedish Meatballs?
Swedish Meatballs are traditionally smaller than Italian style meatballs. They are usually made with warm spices such as nutmeg and allspice, though my recipe for Crockpot Swedish Meatballs is a simplified version and leaves those out. They are also served with a creamy gravy as opposed to a tomato based sauce. If you’ve ever had the delicious Swedish Meatballs from Ikea, you know they also serve them with a generous dollop of lingonberry jam!
Ingredients for Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
- frozen meatballs
- beef broth
- cream of mushroom soup
- half and half
- cornstarch
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt + pepper
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- paprika
- sour cream
How to Make Swedish Meatballs in the Crockpot
Step 1: Add meatballs to crockpot
Pour meatballs into the bowl of your crockpot.
Step 2: Make sauce
In a large bowl, combine the beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, half and half, cornstarch, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Whisk until smooth.
Step 3: Cook
Pour the sauce over the meatballs. Cover with the lid and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low. Stir in the sour cream and serve.
Tips and Notes
- Frozen or homemade meatballs will work. I used frozen meatballs to keep things quick and easy, but you can also make this with homemade meatballs. Just make sure your meatballs are fully cooked before adding to the crockpot. Your cook time for homemade meatballs will be slightly shorter as well; around 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.
- Storing leftovers: any leftover Crockpot Swedish Meatballs can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. I don’t recommend freezing these meatballs due to the cream based sauce; it can separate when thawed and reheated.
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
If you’re pressed for time, you can also make Swedish meatballs in the Instant Pot. Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot (except for the sour cream) and cook over manual high pressure for 8 minutes. Release any remaining pressure and stir in the sour cream. Allow to simmer for about five minutes before serving.
What to serve with Swedish Meatballs
I love to serve Swedish Meatballs over freshly cooked egg noodles or mashed potatoes. They also taste great with rice, or just served on their own. Almost any veggie side dish tastes great with Swedish Meatballs, but we love them with broccoli, peas, or Garlic Parmesan Roasted Asparagus.
More Meatball Recipes You Should Try!
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Recipe: Crockpot Swedish Meatballs
Ingredients
- 32 ounces frozen homestyle meatballs
- 1 1/2 cups low sodium beef broth
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker
Instructions
- Pour meatballs into the bowl of your crockpot.
- In a large bowl, combine the beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, half and half, cornstarch, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs. Cover with the lid and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low. Stir in the sour cream and serve.
Notes
- Frozen or homemade meatballs will work. I used frozen meatballs to keep things quick and easy, but you can also make this with homemade meatballs. Just make sure your meatballs are fully cooked before adding to the crockpot. Your cook time for homemade meatballs will be slightly shorter as well; around 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.
- Storing leftovers: any leftover Crockpot Swedish Meatballs can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. I don’t recommend freezing these meatballs due to the cream based sauce; it can separate when thawed and reheated.
This was delicious – even better than Ikea! My family gobbled up the whole thing and then asked for more, lol
These meatballs turned out so good! They were perfect with mashed potatoes!
These are some of the best swedish meatballs we’ve had! I served over egg noodles.
Would like to add fresh mushrooms
When should I add them ?
Amazing recipe. I was wondering though, can it be made with chicken meatballs and chicken broth instead? My in laws can’t eat beef.
Yes, you can definitely do that.
Do u stir in the sour cream after the meatballs and sauce is done cooking?
Yes.
I love this recipe!!!
I have made it quite a few times now but have always used frozen already cooked meatballs….
Can I use frozen raw meatballs or should I cook them first.
Thanks
Jodi
Hi Jodi, so glad you’re enjoying the recipe! You could use homemade meatballs, but yes I’d recommend cooking them first.
Seriously good. I will be making this on a regular basis.
Great recipe. So easy and it turned out so delicious. I served mine over rice and loved it!
One more thing to mention. I made mine in under 30 minutes on the stove because I found your recipe at dinner time. I did not have half and half, so I used whole milk and it turned out great.
i made these last night, i used frozen turkey meatballs, and this was the best swedish meatballs my husband and i have had in a long time, i stopped making them years ago cause they never tasted good, thank you for this recipie and we will be having these alot, iam also going to share it with my daughter as she has a big family and this will work out great for her as it will feed alot…
I’m trying this meal as we speak. However, I was moving too fast and added the sour cream ahead of time. Is this okay or should I start over?
It should be ok! Hope you enjoy them!
I have been looking for a good Swedish meatball recipe, I have tried a few but it is a sauce which has a funky flavor your sounds creamy which out too much acidity.
I’ll totally have to try these! My husband loves Swedish meatballs, and our schedule is so busy lately that I love the slow cooker!
OMG yes! These sound incredible, I need to make them for dinner
Oh yum, these look delicious. I always love when I can use my crock pot!
I see most frozen meatballs divided into Homestyle vs Italian – do you have a preference for this dish?
Good question. I prefer it with homestyle meatballs, but Italian style will work ok, too. I most recently made it with frozen plain Beef meatballs that I bought from Target and those were really good.