This wonderful and super easy main dish tastes like Spaghetti-Os. If your kids like canned pasta, they will LOVE this entree. You can vary the amount of pasta or meatballs according to your taste. Just make sure that the pasta is submerged in the liquid before you start the crockpot. I recently started adding the pasta at the end of cooking time and to my delight, it cooked perfectly and came out al dente. For a slightly more complicated recipe, see All in the Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours, 10 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 handfuls spaghetti pasta, broken into pieces
- 26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- 24 frozen fully cooked meatballs
- 1-1/2 cups water
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in 3-4 quart slow cooker and mix to combine. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 5-7 hours until pasta is tender and meatballs are thoroughly heated, stirring once during cooking time. This method will make the pasta quite soft, like Spaghetti-Os.
OR, you can cook the sauce, meatballs, and water for 5-7 hours until hot, then stir in the pasta. Cover and cook on high for 20-25 minutes, stirring once, until the pasta is tender. This will make pasta that is more al dente.
PLEASE read the directions. If you add the pasta at the beginning or let it cook for a couple of hours, it will be very soft. For al dente pasta, add it during the last 20-25 minutes.
