Slow Cooker Swedish Meatballs
Servings 24 meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 slices soft white bread
- ½ cup milk
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- ½ tablespoon dried minced onion
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Meatball Gravy
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- ½ cup half and half
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Place bread in a medium bowl and pour the milk over the bread. Allow the bread to sit for about 5 minutes to allow the milk to soak into the bread.
- By hand, mix together the bread, onion, eggs, garlic, salt, nutmeg, and pepper in a bowl until combined. Add the ground beef and pork and mix till just combined.
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a slip mat.
- Roll the meat into 24 meatballs and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the meatballs become browned on the outside.
- Place meatballs in slow cooker, and prepare the sauce.
Meatball Gravy
- Whisk together broth, half and half, corn starch, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over meatballs in slow cooker.
- Cook on low until heated through and sauce has thickened — about 4-5 hours on low or 2 hours on high.
- Serve with mashed potatoes.