Fresh or frozen meatballs that are simmered in a shortcut brown gravy with onions. Made in a slow cooker or Crockpot, these meatballs are easy to prepare in advance.
Ingredients :
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion sliced
24 ounces frozen meatballs or homemade meatballs below*
10.5 ounces beef broth
10.5 ounces condensed French onion soup
½ cup heavy whipping cream
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
salt and black pepper to taste
Directions :
If making homemade meatballs, combine the meat mixture and roll into 36 meatballs. Lightly brown in a skillet over medium high heat, cooking in batches if needed. They do not need to be cooked through. (Frozen meatballs do not need to be browned).
Remove the meatballs and place in the bottom of a 6qt slow cooker (frozen fully cooked meatballs can be added right from frozen).
Add the onions to the pan with butter and cook over medium heat until softened, about 4 minutes.
Place onions in the slow cooker. Add all remaining ingredients except cornstarch and stir. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
Remove bay leaf and discard. Combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water. Stir into the slow cooker and cover. Cook 15 minutes or until thickened.
