{"id":4938,"date":"2025-07-08T22:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2025-07-08T22:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:53:28","slug":"slow-cooker-french-onion-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/slow-cooker-french-onion-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker French Onion Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tender, flavorful meatballs simmered in a rich French onion gravy\u2014perfect for cozy dinners or entertaining!<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<p>1 lb ground beef<br \/>\n1 packet French onion soup mix<br \/>\n1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<br \/>\n1\/4 cup milk<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\n1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<br \/>\n2 tablespoons olive oil<br \/>\n2 large onions, thinly sliced<br \/>\n2 cups beef broth<br \/>\n1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<br \/>\nSalt and pepper, to taste<br \/>\nFresh thyme (for garnish)<\/p>\n<h2>Directions:<\/h2>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Prepare the Meatballs:<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, combine ground beef, French onion soup mix, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, and Parmesan cheese. Mix until well combined.<br \/>\nForm the mixture into evenly-sized meatballs.<br \/>\n2\ufe0f\u20e3 Brown the Meatballs:<\/p>\n<p>Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.<br \/>\nAdd the meatballs and brown them on all sides (they don\u2019t need to be fully cooked).<br \/>\nTransfer the browned meatballs to your slow cooker.<br \/>\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 Caramelize the Onions:<\/p>\n<p>In the same skillet, add the sliced onions and cook over medium heat for 10\u201315 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized.<br \/>\nLayer the caramelized onions over the meatballs in the slow cooker.<br \/>\n4\ufe0f\u20e3 Prepare the Gravy:<\/p>\n<p>In a small bowl, whisk together the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.<br \/>\nPour the mixture over the meatballs and onions in the slow cooker.<br \/>\n5\ufe0f\u20e3 Cook:<\/p>\n<p>Cover and cook on LOW for 6\u20138 hours or HIGH for 3\u20134 hours.<br \/>\nAdjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste before serving.<br \/>\n6\ufe0f\u20e3 Garnish &amp; Serve:<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle with fresh thyme before serving.<br \/>\nServe hot as an appetizer or over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles for a complete meal.<br \/>\nThese slow-cooked French onion meatballs are rich, savory, and sure to be a hit! \ud83e\udd70\u2728<\/p>\n<div class=\"snax snax-post-container\">\n<div class=\"snax-voting-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tender, flavorful meatballs simmered in a rich French onion gravy\u2014perfect for cozy dinners or entertaining! Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Slow Cooker French Onion Meatballs - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Tender, flavorful meatballs simmered in a rich French onion gravy\u2014perfect for cozy dinners or entertaining! Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef 1 packet French onion"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4940,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4938\/revisions\/4940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}