Description
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Meatballs are tender, juicy, and coated in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. Perfect as an appetizer, main dish, or party snack — all with minimal effort!
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen or fresh meatballs (beef, pork, or turkey)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger powder or 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Optional garnish: sliced green onions, sesame seeds
Instructions
Instructions
- Place meatballs in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, ginger, and black pepper.
- Pour sauce over the meatballs and stir gently to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours or HIGH for 2–3 hours until meatballs are cooked through and tender.
- Optional: garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds before serving. Serve with rice, noodles, or on slider buns.
Notes
Using frozen meatballs works great for this recipe. For a thicker sauce, remove the lid in the last 30 minutes or add a cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4–5 hours
- Category: Dinner / Appetizer
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4–5 meatballs with sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: slow cooker honey garlic meatballs, crockpot meatballs, easy party meatballs
