Directions
1Combine mince, egg and breadcrumbs with clean hands and roll into small golf ball sized balls
2Spray slow cooker bowl with non stick spray and place raw balls directly into cooker bowl (no need to pre cook/brown)
3Make up gravy as per instructions to 500ml capacity (see notes) and pour over meatballs
4Cook on low for 4hrs
Notes
1For this recipe I use Maggi Rich Gravy in the big tubs so I use 50g of gravy powder to 500ml cold water, whisk, then pour over meatballs.
2If using sachet gravy most make up to 250ml capacity of gravy so use 2 sachets and mix with cold water volume stated on packet
Variations
1This recipe could also be made in different versions than the pork/veal mix combination
2Chicken mince + chicken gravy
3Pork mince + roast pork gravy
Submitted by Paulene Christie
33 Reviews
debbie
May 7, 2020
my gravy is very runny 2 hours in, will this fix itself?
Darren Comley
February 11, 2020
My family really enjoyed this, as did I. Added sprinkles of season all salt and garlic salt to the mix.
Laura
October 6, 2019
Oh, I forgot to say…..I added some finely chopped spinach, also.
Laura
October 5, 2019
Sometimes I cheat when making meatballs. Today I bought honey/garlic sausages, removed the skin, divided each sausage into 5 sections, and gently rolled them into balls, so 30 large meatballs. Then I do the gravy using 2 packs of gravy mix with 500 ml of water, a tad of soy sauce, and a tad of minced garlic. I often combine different packs of gravy mix. Today I did pork and brown gravy. I find that this is a very “dependable” recipe!!
Tracey
September 5, 2019
Delicious. I used pre made meatballs and added a pinch chilli flakes.
Michelle Tsimopoulos
July 30, 2019
This was an easy and extremely yummy recipe, I have a big family and it’s really hard to please them all, everyone loved it, will be making this again for sure. I served it with mash potatoes ❤️💯
SandraD
July 3, 2019
Great recipe. Used pre-made meatballs from Woolworths and was amazing. Will have to source that gravy mix though, my gravy just didn’t quite cut it how I imagined. 😊
Zoe
June 12, 2019
These were a-maze-balls . Even my very picky son loved them.
I added onion and garlic to the meatballs and I used 2 packs of the light brown gravy.
This will definitely be on the menu again.
Melanie Riley
June 18, 2018
This was really yummy! I made it with sausage mince (cheap & all I had in the freezer). At the end I had to make more gravy on the stove and add to the meatballs as our family of 5 like LOTS of gravy.
Carina
June 10, 2018
used this method to cook pre-made meatballs, they turned out great, will do again
Carla Mullenberg
June 3, 2018
I made this today in my baby 1.5L slow cooker, I halved the meatballs but added 1 sliced onion and kept the same amount of gravy. 1 hour before serving I added some sweet potato. It was absolutely delicious and will most certainly be on the menu again.
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
May 22, 2018
Sure 🙂
catherine sheppard
May 16, 2018
Hi Pauline
Could I use pre made meatballs (beef) for this too?
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
April 25, 2018
Hi Ken, on low as it says 🙂
Ken
April 23, 2018
Hi, Paulene.
Totally new to the ‘slow-cooking’ process. I see the time to cook is four hours, but at what temperature setting do you recommend?
Cheers,
Ken.
Nicci
April 18, 2018
Wow! Just wow! So simple but so tasty! All 3 of my fussy kids came back for seconds!
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
April 4, 2018
I haven’t tried to but I don’t see why not 🙂
Sue Barber
April 3, 2018
Hi.
Just wondering if leftovers are freezeable. Not sure how gravy would go if it was put in freezer.
Kylee Butler
April 3, 2018
These are super easy to make and taste great! They are on regular rotation here and the super fussy child loves them!
Jodi
February 26, 2018
I made this with premade meatballs and Diane sauce omg it was so yummy even my fussy nearly 6 year old loved it he asked me to make it again
Elizabeth Gomez
February 25, 2018
I used premade beef and lamb meatballs with Swedish meatball gravy mix. I sautéed some onion and mushrooms and added them about an hour before serving. I also mixed through 1/4 c cream (as per gravy instructions) and some baby spinach. Served over mashed potato. DELICIOUS!!!!
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 22, 2018
Hi Megan
Here’s some other ways to thicken it further 🙂
How to thicken
Megan
January 18, 2018
This was awesome added vegies to the meatballs and my little man gobbled them down like no there was no tomorrow. Question though is the gravey meant to be thick because mine was super watery still after 4 hours?
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 14, 2018
No it doesn’t burn 🙂
It’s added cold at the start as per recipe
jodie
January 8, 2018
do you cook with gravy at the beginning. doesn’t the gravy burn if left in that long?
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
January 7, 2018
I always do single layer but so long as they are still covered they should be just fine
Just be sure not to stir until well sealed/firm towards end
Donna Morris
January 3, 2018
I assume it is ok for the meatballs to stack on top of each other?
Stacey Nanson
August 16, 2017
Love love love this dish!!! I have a 3.5L croc pot & used pre made meatballs from supermarket and it’s deeelish. My partner & I are converted to cooking meatballs in the SC now. I serve with mashed potatoes, corn cob & mixed vegies 🙂
Melissa Zummer
August 8, 2017
Made this tonight and what can I say it was delicious that my fussy kids even ate it. Will definitely be doing this again 👍🏻
Melissa
August 8, 2017
Made this tonight what can I say it was yummy the whole family couldn’t get enough will be on my list again
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
July 17, 2017
Packet 🙂
Wendy Bartonek
July 16, 2017
Just wondering if fresh or packet breadcrumbs are used please
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Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
May 8, 2020
Lots of options HERE to thicken Debbie 🙂