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Slow Cooker Meatball Sliders

Easy to make slow cooker meatball sliders is a great meal to make for a busy night, perfect for game day grub, or as a delicious appetizer.

Easy slow cooker meatball sliders with text overlay

 

A new year and a new recipe on the blog! Great way to start the year with good food that is an easy recipe to prep and to get on the table.  Life is busy.  We need simple, delicious meals for our families.  Slow cooker mini meatball sliders are the answer to all of that.  

Slow cooking suppers is the theme for today from #OurFamilyTable group of food bloggers. So, after my simple meatball sliders recipe there will be a list of other delicious crock pot recipes for you to check out. 

I am in the habit of making meatballs from scratch – most of the time.  It’s how I roll these days. It wasn’t always that way.  When my hubby and I were first married, frozen meatballs were so much easier to use.  It wasn’t until my mom told me to STOP and told me her secret to making them.  Now, keep in mind, my dad was the cook in the family and my mom rarely if ever cooked.  She knew how to make meatballs from her grandmother.  That was it for me, no more frozen! Until this recipe.  

Yes, frozen meatballs, jarred sauce, and Parmesan cheese are the only ingredients that go into the slow cooker for this dish.  Once the meatballs and sauce have heated and melded with flavors, you’ll prepare the slider buns and add provolone cheese to the sliders with the meatballs.  Don’t like provolone cheese? Use Mozzarella or a blend of Italian cheeses.

slow cooker meatball sliders on baking sheet

 

See, simple.  Of course, you can use your own homemade meatballs and sauce.  You can add spices and herbs to the jarred sauce, garlic, and whatever else you may want.  But all of that defeats my easy to make recipe for busy nights!

How to Make Slow Cooker Meatball Sliders

I used a favorite jarred sauce and frozen Italian meatballs for this recipe.  You can use any frozen meatball you choose: turkey, chicken, or plant-based.  

In your slow cooker, add the frozen meatballs. 

meatballs in slow cooker

Add the marinara sauce, covering the meatballs.  Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of Parmesan cheese over it all.  Put the lid on and cook on HIGH for 3 hours.  

meatballs and sauce in slow cooker

 

To serve: Preheat the broiler.  I used a baking rack in my baking sheet because I didn’t want the bottoms of the buns to get soggy while in the broiler waiting for the cheese to melt.  

slider buns on baking sheet

 

Place bun bottoms on baking rack.  Top with one meatball and a bit of sauce and add provolone cheese.  Place pan in oven and broil until the cheese is melted.  Add the bun top and serve.  

melted provolone cheese on meatball slider

 

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slow cooker meatball sliders with provolone cheese

Slow Cooker Meatball Sliders

Easy to make slow cooker meatball sliders is a great meal to make for a busy night, perfect for game day grub, or as a delicious appetizer.
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Ingredients

  • 1 2 pound bag frozen meatballs (beef, turkey, chicken, or plant-based: whichever you like)
  • 1 24 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 24 slider buns
  • slices of provolone cheese (or mozzarella)

Instructions

  • Place frozen meatballs in slow cooker.
  • Pour jar of sauce over the meatballs and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours, or until meatballs are hot throughout.
  • To serve: Preheat the broiler.  I used a baking rack in my baking sheet because I didn't want the bottoms of the buns to get soggy while in the broiler waiting for the cheese to melt.  
  • Place bun bottoms on baking rack.  Top with one meatball and a bit of sauce and add provolone cheese.  Place pan in oven and broil until the cheese is melted.  Add the bun top and serve.  

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slow cooker meatball sliders with provolone cheese

 

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8 Comments

  1. My husband and I love meatballs, but I have never thought to just simmer in the sauce in the slow cooker. Perfect for parties, weeknights, anytime really.