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These Slow Cooker Enchilada Meatballs are full of flavor and make the perfect appetizer or served them over rice for an easy dinner your family will love.
I love slow cooker meatballs because they work perfectly for appetizers, or you can easily make it a dinner.
These Slow Cooker Enchilada Meatballs are great for game day or a fun new way to change up Mexican night at the house.
Serve with some sour cream to dip them into, and on top my Cilantro Lime Rice. You can also serve them as an appetizer for a party.
How to make Slow Cooker Enchilada Meatballs:
Slow Cooker meals are so simple to make. Just put everything in the slow cooker and cook for a few hours.
For this recipe put everything in the slow cooker except the cheese.
Cook for 4 hours and then top with the cheese once they are done and you are close to serving them.
Allow the cheese to melt and serve over rice.
Ingredient Notes:
- Frozen Meatballs
- Enchilada Sauce – Use red enchilada sauce for this recipe.
- Rotel – one can drained.
- Fiesta Blend Cheese – shredded for the topping
- Optional: fresh diced cilantro for garnish
Directions:
Step One – Add meatballs, enchilada sauce, and Rotel to slow cooker. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or in low for 4-5 hours.
Step Two – Add cheese to the top. Cover and allow to cook for 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
Optional Step – Serve topped with cilantro. Serve over rice for a meal or with a toothpick for a fun appetizer.
How to serve Slow Cooker Enchilada Meatballs:
This recipe is perfect for an appetizer or dinner. We serve it as an appetizer with toothpicks and my guests love them. I’ve also made them several times for dinner and served them over rice.
My favorite rice is this recipe, my Cilantro Lime Rice.
How to store any leftover Meatballs:
Store any leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They should last in the fridge for about 5-7 days. Reheat in the microwave when you want to eat some of the leftovers.
Here are a few more recipes that I think you are going to love, check them out next:
Baked Chicken Fajitas: This one is my husbands all time favorite! I’ve been making him simple homemade fajitas for years and this one is hands down the best way to do it.
Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas: This is my kid’s favorite way to have “enchiladas” because there is no actual enchilada sauce in it. It’s simple to make and full of ranch flavor!
Chicken Enchilada Casserole: This one is so simple to make and so full of flavor. It’s like the classic chicken and rice casserole but with a bold enchilada flavor!
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Slow Cooker Enchilada Meatballs
Ingredients
- 28 oz Frozen meatballs
- 28 oz Enchilada sauce
- 10 oz Rotel, (drained)
- 1/2 cup Fiesta blend cheese, (shredded)
- Optional: fresh diced cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Add meatballs, enchilada sauce, and Rotel to slow cooker. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or in low for 4-5 hours.
- Add cheese to the top. Cover and allow to cook for 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Optional: Serve topped with cilantro. Serve over rice for a meal or with a toothpick for a fun appetizer.
Nutrition
Do you use red or green enchilada sauce?
I use red for this recipe
I wonder if I could add some cream cheese? Would it be gross?
I usually add sour cream when serving it. I love sour cream on pretty much anything though =)
Could I add the rice to the crockpot and have a somewhat casserole type of meal? If so, how much and when? Would there be other modifications? Thanks!
I am not sure if the rice could cook without more liquid. I would add cooked rice towards the end of cooking and mix it in.
Hi this was to way spicy for us …! I used all mild sauce and mild rotel… NO ROTEL NEXT TIME!!!
Loretta, sorry this was spicy for you. Enchilada sauce is typically a spicer food in general. Different brands have more spice and you want to make sure to buy a mild flavor. Even then for someone who doesn’t like spice, it might be too much.
Im going to use this recipe as an appetizer for Christmas!! I’m going to use frozen veggie meatballs I’ll let you know how it turns out 🙂 (I’m vegetarian)
Hope you enjoy it!! I love that idea.
Has anyone ever substituted a different product in for the Rotel? My husband is allergic to tomatoes and I feel like just the enchilada sauce would be too plain.
I haven’t done it yet but I’m going to use frozen onions and bell peppers for the freezer department
Try using a green tomatillo sauce, and perhaps chopped canned chilies. I personally would mix ground beef, chilies and cheese with cilantro and cumin, myself, rather than use generic (typically Italian spiced) meatballs. You could make & freeze weeks before you plan to serve them!
How much is one serving?
Hi Stacey. One serving would be 1/6th of the recipe about 5-6oz
Hey Jennie! I can’t wait to try your recipe. Do you think I could do this in the oven instead and if so do you have any recommendations?
Thanks so much,
Kathy
Hi Kathy, yes I think you could bake this recipe instead of making it the slow cooker. I would just add it all to a baking dish and heat in the oven.
This looks like it’s going to be delicious! I cannot wait to make it. If I am doubling the recipe, how much time should it go in the slow cooker?
Hi Crystal, the cooking time shouldn’t change to much guess that one extra hour would do it.
Can I use fresh homemade meatballs instead of frozen?
Yes homemade meatballs can be used for this recipe. I would either cook them in the oven before hand or just carefully place them in a single layer so they all don’t stick together.
haha it’s never my friend when I need it to be!!!
<3
you may want to change the word rotten to Rotel 🙂
Girl THANK YOU! Hahah autocorrect is not my friend and I totally missed that one. Do not add anything rotten to this 😉
Thanks so much!
can I add rice to the crock pot or will rice get mushy in crock pot
I would cook the rice on the stove top and add it in cooked right before serving.