Easy Crockpot Meatball Stew
So it turns out, I wasn’t just bragging when I called my beef stew “The Best Crockpot Beef Stew.” People really, really like it, and the recipe has been getting lots of attention.
So I figured, why not take that recipe and put a little twist on it? Swapping out the stew meat for frozen meatballs makes this recipe even easier, because there’s less prep involved. All you have to do now is chop a few veggies.
And because it’s easy to keep a bag of meatballs in the freezer, ready to go, you can make this stew pretty much any time you want. So if you wake up one morning and realize you have no idea what you’re going to serve for dinner that night, no need to run to the store…just toss this together in your handy crockpot. Half an hour before dinner, throw in the frozen veggies, and boom, you’re done.
`I like to throw in two cups of cooked noodles at the end of the cooking time, because nothing goes with meatballs like pasta, right? And it stretches the stew from maybe six generous servings to eight. But if you don’t want all those extra carbs, you can leave them out. With meat, veggies, and potatoes, the stew is definitely hearty enough.
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Easy Crockpot Meatball Stew
- Combine meatballs, celery, carrots, red onion, potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, and tomato paste in the crockpot. I used a 6 qt crockpot for this stew. Cooked on HIGH for 4-5 hours or LOW for 7-8.
- About 15 minutes before serving, add in your cooked noodles, frozen peas and corn. Continue cooking covered for 30 minutes.
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Easy Crockpot Meatball Stew
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds frozen meatballs
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 celery ribs sliced
- 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 32 oz beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups baby carrots carrots
- 4-5 small red potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 cups frozen peas
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 2 cups of cooked pasta
Instructions
- Combine meatballs, celery, carrots, red onion, potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, and tomato paste in the crock pot. I used a 6 qt crockpot for this stew. Cooked on HIGH for 4-5 hours or LOW for 7-8
- About 15 minutes before serving, add in your cooked noodles, frozen peas and corn. Continue cooking covered for 30 minutes.
Nutrition
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Can I use uncooked meatballs
I would brown the uncooked meatballs before adding them into the stew. And you will want to increase the cooking time to ensure the meatballs of fully cooked.
I made it today ,It was great I also added a teaspoon of Dash. And then to thicken it up I had some cornstarch and water and add that also the recipe was great thank you good for you. Good job
Can you double this and still use the 8qt crockpot
Yes Besty. Depending on how hot your crockpot runs, you might need to add a little cooking time.
My family loves this . I use turkey meatballs since we don’t eat beef. My only question is any suggestions for getting the potatoes and carrots to cook softer? They always come out crunchier then I would hope. But even with that it still tastes great!
I could try cutting them up smaller so they will cook through faster. I hope that helps!
Was thinking of adding cheese tortellini instead of noodles…What do you think?
Sounds like a yummy idea!