Slow Cooker Creamy Meatballs
Easy, cozy, and almost completely hands-off — exactly what dinner should be.
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If you're looking for a dinner that requires very little effort but still feels like a proper comfort-food meal, these Slow Cooker Creamy Meatballs are it.
Frozen meatballs and jarred marinara do most of the work, and a little heavy cream at the end turns the sauce into something extra creamy and delicious. Serve it over angel hair pasta with garlic bread and Parmesan, and you've got a cozy dinner the whole family can get behind.
And the best part? You basically dump everything in the slow cooker and walk away.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Minimal prep: Just dump, stir, and go.
Slow cooker friendly: Perfect for busy weeknights.
Family-friendly: Meatballs + pasta + creamy sauce = hard to argue with.
Easy ingredients: Nothing complicated or hard to find.
Comfort food: Cozy, creamy, saucy and satisfying.
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
32 oz bag frozen meatballs
24 oz jar marinara sauce
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
½ cup water or chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
For Serving
Angel hair pasta, or your favorite pasta
Garlic bread
Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
1. Add everything to the slow cooker
Place the frozen meatballs in the bottom of your slow cooker.
Pour the marinara sauce over the top.
Pour ½ cup water or broth into the empty marinara jar, give it a good shake to get every last bit of sauce, and pour it into the slow cooker.
Add the minced garlic and Italian seasoning.
2. Let the slow cooker do its thing
Give everything a good stir, cover, and cook:
LOW: 5–6 hours
HIGH: 2–3 hours
3. Make it creamy
About 30 minutes before you're ready to eat, stir in the heavy cream.
Cover and let it finish cooking.
4. Serve
Serve the creamy meatballs and sauce over angel hair pasta.
Add garlic bread and a generous sprinkle of Parmesan.
Then sit down and enjoy the fact that dinner basically made itself. 🤎
Shell's Supper Club Tip
Don't overthink this one! Use your favorite frozen meatballs and your favorite jarred marinara. This is supposed to be an easy weeknight dinner, not a culinary competition. 😂
Want to make it even easier? Prep everything in the slow cooker in the morning, and all you'll have left to do at dinnertime is boil the pasta, stir in the cream, and warm up some garlic bread.
That's my kind of dinner.
Shell's Supper Club Promise
You never have to wonder what's for dinner.
It might not always be fancy.
But it will always be easy, delicious, and doable. 🤎
