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If you love traditional crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast then these easy Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs are going to be your new fave dinnertime hit. Simple to make with only 5 ingredients and one of those is frozen meatballs.

For more crockpot meatball recipes that use convenient frozen meatballs be sure and also try these Easy Swedish Meatballs and Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs.

A plate of mashed potatoes and meatballs with sauce and gravy.

Quick & Easy Mississippi Meatballs In The Crockpot

Do you love easy meals that start with convenient frozen meatballs? I sure do! Frozen meatballs are such a simple and quick way to get dinner prepped and ready for dinner. These Mississippi Meatballs are a twist to the classic crockpot pot roast recipe with all the same delicious ingredients, just with frozen meatballs.

Serve them over some mashed potatoes and pour on some of that extra gravy over top. It’s the best comfort food dinner that you just might find yourself making all the time.

Close up picture of the cooked meatballs with pepperoncini peppers.

Ingredients Needed To Make It

  1. Frozen Meatballs : Use your favorite frozen meatball. Italian style is fine, homestyle, turkey, or all beef. The recipe calls for a 26 ounce bag of frozen meatballs which is equivalent to approximately 55 meatballs. A 32 ounce bag will also work if that’s what your grocery store has.
  2. Mild Pepperoncini Peppers : Dump the entire jar into the crockpot – the peppers and juice, everything!
  3. Ranch Seasoning Mix Packet
  4. Brown Gravy Mix Packet
  5. Butter : Slice the butter into thin pieces and lay them over the top of the meatball mixture. I use salted butter.
Labeled ingredients for this easy crockpot dinner recipe

How To Make This Easy Frozen Meatball Recipe In The Crockpot (Printable Recipe Card Below)

Spray the insert of the crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Dump in the frozen meatballs, pepperoncini peppers, ranch seasoning packet, and brown gravy mix packet. Stir together as good as you can.

Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.

Lay the slices of butter over top.

Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.

Cover with the lid and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or on LOW heat for 6-7 hours.

Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.
Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.

Are Mississippi Meatballs Spicy With The Pepperoncini Peppers?

Pepperoncini peppers can be spicy which is why the recipe calls for mild peppers. There are medium heat level and then mild heat level of the peppers. Make sure you are buying the mild version.

They also sell mild banana pepper rings which are very similar to pepperoncini peppers and not quite as ‘spicy’. This recipe is not spicy at all it just has lots of really great flavor. My kids eat it just fine.

Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.
Process photos for this meatball recipe with frozen meatballs.

How To Thicken Up The Gravy In The Crockpot

If you want the gravy thicker then there is a simple fix for that! Stir together 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1/4 cup cold water until well combined. Stir this into the gravy inside the crockpot and let it cook on HIGH for about 10-15 minutes or until the gravy has thickened.

Cooked meatballs on a plate with mashed potatoes.

How To Store Leftovers

Store any leftover meatballs inside an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove top. I recommend saving some of the gravy and sauce so that you can use it when reheating leftovers to moisten them back up.

Cooked frozen meatballs inside the crockpot insert.

Serving Suggestions

These Mississippi meatballs are best served over some Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes. That is how I serve them to my family and it’s always a hit. Other serving options are egg noodles, pasta, cooked rice, or even some roasted or sautéed vegetables.

Scoop up that extra gravy and sauce from the crockpot and ladle that over the potatoes and meatballs. So yummy and the best comfort food!

Overhead view of the crockpot dinner and a plate of the food.
Cooked meatballs on top of potatoes on a white serving plate.

More Crockpot Dinners

A plate of mashed potatoes and meatballs with sauce and gravy.
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Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs


Author Jessica – Together as Family
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8
If you love traditional crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast then these easy Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs are going to be your new fave dinnertime hit. Simple to make with only 5 ingredients and one of those is frozen meatballs.

Equipment

Crockpot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag (26 oz) frozen meatballs (about 55-60 meatballs)
  • 1 jar (16 oz) mild pepperoncini peppers
  • 1 packet ranch seasoning mix
  • 1 packet brown gravy mix
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter sliced thin

Instructions

  • Spray the insert of the crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Dump in the frozen meatballs, pepperoncini peppers (juice & peppers, everything!), ranch seasoning packet, and brown gravy mix packet. Stir together as good as you can.
    1 bag (26 oz) frozen meatballs, 1 jar (16 oz) mild pepperoncini peppers, 1 packet ranch seasoning mix, 1 packet brown gravy mix
  • Lay the slices of butter over top.
    1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • Cover with the lid and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or on LOW heat for 6-7 hours.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, egg noodles, pasta, or vegetables.

Notes

Pepperoncini Peppers : Use a mild version for mild spice or medium for more spice in the recipe. Banana Peppers are another great substitute in the mild version. If you don’t want the chunks of pepperoncini peppers in the final product, I recommend taking the stems off of each pepper and running the peppers and juice (from the jar) through a food processor or blender. It won’t get it completely smooth, but it also won’t have huge chunks of pepper in the final dish. I do this a lot because my kids won’t eat it with the huge pepper chunks just sitting there. 
Thicken The Gravy : If you want the gravy thicker then there is a simple fix for that! Stir together 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1/4 cup cold water until well combined. Stir this into the gravy inside the crockpot and let it cook on HIGH for about 10-15 minutes or until the gravy has thickened.

Nutrition

Calories: 373kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 417mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 569IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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