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Crockpot Salisbury Steak Meatballs
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If Salisbury steak is already a comfort food favorite, wait until you see what happens when it becomes a meatball.
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Raven Hall
Why You Need to Make This
Salisbury steak has been a comfort food staple in American homes since the 1800s, and it has never really needed updating.
But turning it into meatballs and dropping them into a crockpot is the kind of twist that makes complete sense once you see it.
The meatball format provides more surface area for the gravy to coat, and the crockpot does the low-and-slow work that brings the whole dish together with minimal effort on your end.
What I really like about this recipe is that it is freezer-friendly, which is not something every meatball dish can claim. You can make a full batch, freeze what you do not use, and pull them out on a night when cooking from scratch is not going to happen.
Thawing these out and reheating them in the gravy still feels like a real dinner, not something thrown together.
That is the difference between a recipe worth making in bulk and one that only works fresh.
Comfort food that fits into a real-life schedule is hard to find, and this one does exactly that.
Complete the Table
Egg noodles or mashed potatoes both work well under the meatballs and gravy, and the choice really comes down to what kind of comfort food night you are going for.
A simple side salad or steamed broccoli rounds out the plate without making the meal feel heavier than it needs to be.
For another meatball recipe on the blog that takes a completely different direction, the Chicken Parm Meatballs are worth trying when you want the same easy format with an Italian twist.
Recommended Tools
7 Quart Slow Cooker - Size matters here because the meatballs need enough room to sit in a single layer at the bottom of the pot so the gravy can circulate around each one evenly. A crockpot that is too small causes the meatballs to stack, which means the ones on top spend most of the cooking time out of the gravy and do not absorb the flavor they should.
Joi’s Kitchen Notes
Budgeting Tip: This recipe feeds a family on a modest grocery budget, and making a double batch costs very little extra since most of the expense is in the ground beef. The second batch goes straight to the freezer and becomes a future dinner that costs you nothing more than the time it takes to reheat.
Alternatives: If a crockpot is not available, this dish translates well to a Dutch oven in the oven at a low temperature. The cook time will be shorter than with the slow-cooker method, but the result is the same: tender meatballs in a thick, well-developed gravy that tastes like it has been going all day.
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