Description
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Meatballs: tender, saucy meatballs in a sweet-and-savory honey garlic glaze, cooked effortlessly in a slow cooker for weeknight dinners, parties, or meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs frozen fully cooked meatballs (halal beef or turkey)
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup soy sauce (gluten-free if needed)
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Optional: red pepper flakes, sesame seeds, sliced green onions
Instructions
- Place the meatballs into a slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, vinegar, ginger, and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs and stir to coat.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours.
- Stir before serving and garnish with sesame seeds or green onions if desired.
Notes
- For gluten-free diets, ensure the soy sauce is gluten-free (or use tamari).
- Fully cooked, frozen meatballs save time; thawing is optional if desired.
- Best served with rice, noodles, or steamed vegetables; store leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 6 meatballs)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Meatballs, slow cooker meatballs, honey garlic meatball recipe, halal meatballs, gluten-free soy sauce option, dinner idea, meal prep