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Super Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs in the Crockpot

by Crystal · 16 comments

in Easy Recipes

It just does not get any easier than this. This is a meal that you can put the meat in the crockpot while it is still frozen and everything turns out perfect. It does cook quickly, so if you’re putting it in the crockpot before you leave for work you will want to use the low setting.

Ingredients:

  • (2) 24 oz jars of  spaghetti sauce
  • 1 bag of frozen meatballs
  • 1-2 pounds of spaghetti noodles

 

Dump your frozen meatballs into the crockpot.


Pour the spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.

I like to get every last bit of sauce out of the jar and thin the sauce down a tad, so I add a little water to the empty jar and slosh it around.

I then pour the watery remnants into the crockpot.

This cooks pretty quickly. On the high setting it is certainly done in 4 hours (maybe quicker depending on your crockpot). Or, cook on low for about 6 hours. If it is done before you are ready to serve it, just put it on warm if your crockpot has that option.

About 20 minutes before you are ready to serve, boil your spaghetti noddles on the stove according to the package directions.

Plate it up and serve the spaghetti and meatballs over the noodles.

Freeze your leftovers and then make this spaghetti pie  later

And that spaghetti jar? Re-purpose it into a vase as I did in this tutorial.

Super Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs in the Crockpot
Dinner
6-8
 

Perfect meal for a busy night. This is simple and requires minimal work.
Ingredients
  • Two 24 oz jars of spaghetti sauce
  • 1 bag of frozen meatballs
  • 1-2 pounds of spaghetti noodle

Instructions
  1. Dump your frozen meatballs into the crockpot.
  2. Pour the spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.
  3. I like to get every last bit out of the jar and thin the sauce down and bit, so I add a little water to the empty jar and slosh it around.
  4. Then pour the watery remnants into the crockpot.
  5. This cooks pretty quickly. On the high setting it is certainly done in 4 hours (maybe quicker depending on your crockpot). Or, cook on low for about 6 hours.
  6. If it is done before you are ready to serve it, just put it on warm if your crockpot has that option.
  7. About 20 minutes before you are ready to serve, boil your spaghetti noddles on the stove according to the package directions. .
  8. Plate it up and serve the spaghetti and meatballs over the noodles.

 

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{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

1 angie July 20, 2011 at 2:14 pm

thanks for recipe this sounds awesome I love using my crockpot all year long but in summer time the best

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2 Crystal July 21, 2011 at 2:45 am

Angie- I am a crockpot-a-holic!

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3 Kelly July 20, 2011 at 9:26 pm

Such a great and simple idea. I could see doing the same thing with meatball subs instead to shave off even more time. Thanks for the great idea!

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4 Crystal July 21, 2011 at 2:44 am

Kelly, I was thinking the same thing- meatball subs!

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5 Mary @ Redo 101 July 21, 2011 at 7:20 am

Thanks for another recipe – and thanks for the printer friendly version.

Hugs,
Mary

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6 Priyanka July 22, 2011 at 10:22 am

Awesome…have been planning to try this dish since long.
Thanks for the recipe.. added to my Must Try list :)

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7 J&J July 22, 2011 at 7:03 pm

I’ve been looking for easy recipes. You’d think having the summer off, I would cook more. Oh well.

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8 Susan July 22, 2011 at 7:28 pm

I’ve never made this in a crock pot before, I’ll have to try that. Thanks for sharing!

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9 sher July 23, 2011 at 9:39 am

Thanks for sharing this. It looks perfect for those days I have to work later. I’ll be joining you all next Thursday at Running with Glitter. I’m on a mission!

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10 Tammie July 25, 2011 at 11:51 am

Wow! So simple and so perfect for my life! I’m always looking for crockpot ideas to help with more nutritious dinners. I don’t think McD’s drive through several times a week will win me mother of the year :) Thank you for posting this to “Just Something I Whipped Up”.

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11 Rachel - A Southern Fairytale July 29, 2011 at 7:08 pm

how wonderfully delicious and simple! Thanks for linking!

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12 Sheryl August 2, 2011 at 7:50 pm

Thank You So MUCH for joining me last week for Cast Party Wednesday. I hope you will come back tomorrow and share more of your recipes with us.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!

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13 Jennifer October 17, 2011 at 12:34 pm

You rock! This is exactly what I was looking for! And the idea to prepare it for meatball subs is a terrific idea! Thank you!

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