Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs

Make dinner easy tonight with these low-effort slow cooker Salisbury steak meatballs. They’re rich and juicy, served in a vibrant and delicious gravy with bold flavors.

Also try hamburger steak and gravy, skillet sweet and sour meatballs, Mississippi meatballs, Asian meatballs or Swedish meatballs.

Why You’ll Love It

So simple to make: This is such an easy recipe. You don’t have to do much more than add the ingredients to your slow cooker.
Bold and rich flavors: Garlic, onion, mushrooms and beef broth are just some of the delicious flavors you can expect, along with the juicy tender meatballs of course.
A versatile dish: Enjoy slow cooker Salisbury steak meatballs as an appetizer or as a main dish, paired with your preferred sides.

Slow Cooker Salisbury Meatballs Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Meatballs: You don’t have to defrost them before adding to the slow cooker. Frozen meatballs work fine or you can use fresh ones.
Vegetables: I like to use baby bella mushrooms and an onion.
Rich brown gravy sauce mix: For a bold, rich flavor.
Onion soup mix packet: Adds more depth to the flavor.
Worcestershire sauce: Such a tasty complementary ingredient.
Beef broth: Choose low-sodium so as not to make the dish overly salty.

How to Make Crockpot Salisbury Steak Meatballs

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Add the ingredients to a slow cooker: Add the frozen meatballs to your crockpot and then the sliced onions and mushrooms and minced garlic. Add the broth and Worcestershire sauce, and then sprinkle over the brown gravy mix and onion soup mix.
Cook and serve: Cover and cook for several hours until the meatballs are hot all the way through, stirring halfway through the cooking time. Serve hot, with fresh parsley as a garnish.

Substitutions and Variations

Vegetables: Add extra mushrooms or other vegetables like bell peppers or zucchini.
Meatballs: Any kind will work, such as Italian style or Angus beef meatballs. Lean ground beef meatballs would work too. You could even use homemade fresh or frozen homestyle meatballs. As this is a Salisbury steak flavored dish, it’s best to stick with beef, although you could switch pork or poultry in if you wanted to change it up.
Extra gravy: If you plan to serve this over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles, add an extra ½ cup of beef broth or water, so you get extra gravy.
Low carb version: Serve the meatballs over mashed cauliflower.

Serving Suggestions

As an appetizer: Pair slow cooker Salisbury steak meatballs with some soda bread as a hearty appetizer.
As a main meal: You’ll find this meatball recipe goes well with mashed red skin potatoes, egg noodles or white rice. If you want some extra veggies on the side, consider smoked asparagus or some roasted Brussels sprouts. Crack green beans is another winning side dish idea.

How to Store

Store: Keep leftover Salisbury steak meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days.
Freeze: You can freeze these in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Thaw: Defrost them in the refrigerator overnight.
Reheat: You can warm them back up in a pan on the stove or in the microwave.