Description
These Crockpot French Onion Meatballs are rich, savory, and incredibly easy — tender meatballs slow-cooked in a flavorful French onion sauce and finished with melted cheese. Perfect as a cozy dinner, party appetizer, or crowd-pleasing comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen meatballs (beef or beef/pork blend)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 packet French onion soup mix
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- 1 cup shredded Gruyère, Swiss, or mozzarella cheese
- Optional garnish: fresh parsley
Instructions
Instructions
- Add frozen meatballs to the crockpot.
- In a bowl, whisk together beef broth, French onion soup mix, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder.
- Pour sauce over the meatballs.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5–6 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours.
- If a thicker sauce is desired, whisk cornstarch with 2 tbsp water and stir into crockpot during the last 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly over the meatballs, cover, and cook until melted (10–15 minutes).
- Garnish with parsley and serve warm.
Notes
🧅 Tip: Serve these meatballs over mashed potatoes, rice, or toasted hoagie rolls for a French onion-inspired sandwich. They’re also perfect for parties with toothpicks.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Slow Cooker
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: crockpot french onion meatballs, slow cooker meatballs, party meatballs, easy crockpot appetizer