Slow Cooker Meatball Stroganoff - Bites with Bri (2024)

This Slow Cooker Meatball Stroganoff is creamy, full of flavor, and filling. It’s made with Worcestershire, soy sauce, seasoning, and beef broth. Once cooked, you can serve this delicious saucy dish over egg noodles.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Flavorful – The spices, sauces, and mustard combine to create a delicious slow cooker meatball stroganoff sauce.
• Umami-rich – The soy sauce provides a yummy, savory, meaty flavor that complements the meatballs perfectly.
• Creamy – Sour cream is the secret ingredient that helps create a creamy stroganoff sauce.
• Filling – This yummy recipe is packed with protein and veggies to help keep you satisfied until your next meal.
• Easy – This recipe requires only three kitchen tools/appliances.
• Moist & Tender – Slow cooking the meatballs in a flavorful sauce helps create moist & tender meatballs.
• Great for family meals – This recipe is easy to scale, so you can double or triple the recipe depending on how many mouths you’re feeding.

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Meatballs: For this slow cooker meatball stroganoff, you can use any meatballs you prefer (including vegetarian options). However, it's necessary to select meatballs that taste good since they're the main component of the dish.
• Kosher Salt: All of my recipes are tested with Morton kosher salt unless noted otherwise. It is the best salt for everyday cooking because of its size and flavor. If using table salt, the amount should be reduced. I highly recommend picking up some kosher next time you are at the store!
• Noodles: I recommend using egg noodles for this crock pot meatball stroganoff recipe since they soak up the rich sour cream sauce well. However, you can use any noodles you have on hand. Noodles with a tube shape or ridges are best since they hold more sauce than other varieties.

Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.

How to Make Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Quick Overview

• Add meatballs, veg, seasoning, and broth to the slow cooker.
• Cook on high.
• Whisk cornstarch and broth.
• Add broth mixture to slow cooker.
• Cook for 30 minutes.
• Boil noodles.
• Stir cream into the sauce.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Add the meatballs, mushrooms, onion, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire, soy, thyme, paprika, onion powder, salt, pepper, and broth to the slow cooker. Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours.

Step 2: Whisk together the cornstarch and about ¼ cup of the broth from the slow cooker.

Step 3: Stir the cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Cook for an additional 30 minutes on HIGH or 1 hour on LOW. The sauce should thicken up slightly.

Step 4: While the sauce thickens, boil the egg noodles if using. Turn the slow cooker off and stir in the pasta and sour cream.

Recipe Serving Suggestions

• Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
• Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes
• Easy Rustic Bread
• Parmesan Rosemary Bread

Expert Tips

• Use cornstarch. Adding cornstarch (or flour) is key to creating slow cooker meatball stroganoff sauce. Without this ingredient, the sauce will be overly watery.
• Create a slurry. If you add dry cornstarch directly into frozen meatball slow cooker recipes, like this stroganoff meatballs dish, you'll end up with a clumpy sauce. You can ensure the cornstarch dissolves correctly by mixing it with water first to create a slurry. Once it’s dissolved in the water, add it to the sauce.
• Temper the sour cream. Adding sour cream to the stroganoff sauce while the crock pot is on will lead to a curdled sour cream. You can also avoid curdling the sour cream by adding a spoonful of the hot sauce into the sour cream first and combining. This step will help bring the sour cream’s temperature up. Then, you can mix the tempered sour cream into the stroganoff sauce.

Additions & Variations

• Homemade Meatballs – If you’re using homemade meatballs, it’s best to brown them on the stove first. This extra step helps create a crispy crust, which can help keep the meatballs from falling apart in the slow cooker.
• Sauté Onions, Mushrooms, and Meatballs – You can create more flavor by browning these ingredients first. This note works for frozen and fresh meatballs.
• Vegetarian – Turn this easy beef stroganoff with frozen meatballs dish into a vegetarian-friendly option with a few swaps. Use vegetable broth and vegetarian/vegan meatballs instead of beef or pork.

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