Slow Cooker Beer Meatballs are the perfect game day, family gathering, or potluck appetizer. Although this recipe has just four ingredients, it’s full of flavor and makes tender meatballs that can also make a versatile meal option for a busy weeknight.

There are many other ways to make delicious meatballs as well. Create a meatball medley with my Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs, Barbecue Meatballs, or Pizza Meatballs.

Why this beer meatballs recipe works

Skip making your own meatballs and follow this quick and easy recipe that calls for frozen meatballs. This helps to cut back on the prep time and allows your crockpot to do all the cooking. You’ll appreciate this dump-and-go option if you’re looking for something simple that yields a versatile meal option with a short cooking time.

Recipe Ingredients

• Frozen Meatballs: You can find various meatball options, from beef and pork to turkey and chicken. Choose a 32oz bag of your preference. Defrosting is not necessary.
• Ketchup: Using ketchup creates a tomato-like base for the sauce of the meatballs.
• Beer: Other than being the highlight of the recipe, slow cooking with beer also tenderizes the meat and adds flavor.
• Onion Soup Mix: Creates all the flavors needed for the perfect meatball taste. This mix includes dry onion flakes, beef bullion granules, onion powder, parsley, paprika, celery seed, and ground black pepper seasonings.

Step-by-Step Directions

Step One – Pour the bag of meatballs into the crock pot.

Step Two – Add in the sauce ingredients – onion soup mix and ketchup, and pour over the beer.

Step Three – Stir all the ingredients together until combined and the meatballs are covered with the sauce.

Step Four – Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours or HIGH for 2.5 hours. Serve and enjoy!

How to serve:

• Create the perfect appetizer by placing the meatballs on a platter and poking them with toothpicks.
• They also make for a tasty charcuterie board option when surrounded by cheese bites and mini slices of bread or crackers.
• Turn these meatballs into a hearty meal by serving them on a bed of mashed potatoes, spaghetti noodles, or as yummy slow cooker meatball subs.
• Other variations include making sweet meatballs by adding brown sugar or making them spicy by adding sriracha or red pepper flakes. Adding bbq sauce will quickly turn them into bbq meatballs.

Recipe FAQs and Variations

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