Description
Slow cooker chicken parm meatballs bring together ground chicken, breadcrumbs, and marinara sauce for a dish that makes weeknight dinner feel less stressful. These tender meatballs simmer in cheese and tomato sauce until they’re ready for you to serve over pasta, rice, or crusty bread.
Ingredients
Scale
Meatball mixture:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Sauce and topping:
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Mix together 1 pound of ground chicken, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a bowl until everything is evenly combined.
- Roll your mixture into balls about 1 inch across and place each one into your slow cooker.
- Pour 2 cups of marinara sauce over the meatballs, making sure they’re covered at 350 degrees Fahrenheit equivalent heat.
- Cover your slow cooker and let everything cook on low for 6 hours at that temperature until the chicken is fully cooked through.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese across the top of your meatballs and cover again for 10 minutes at the same temperature so the cheese melts completely.
Notes
- Form your meatballs to roughly the same size so they cook evenly throughout the slow cooker without some drying out while others stay undercooked.
- Brown the meatballs in a skillet for a few minutes before adding them to the slow cooker if your sauce seems thin, since this helps them hold their shape better and adds extra flavor to your dish.
- Stir the meatballs gently about halfway through cooking to ensure your sauce coats them evenly and prevents sticking to the bottom.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular breadcrumbs with gluten-free ones or crushed almond flour, and your meatballs turn out just as tender and flavorful.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Category: Slow Cooked Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 810 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg