A creamy soup is turned into a crock pot or instant pot cheesy meatball soup with just a few pantry staple ingredients like carrots, potatoes, garlic, and corn, then add the cheese!
This year we are making sure we are on top of slow cooker and instant pot meals in case you’re freezing and not feeling like slaving over a stove like we are.
I’m going to include instructions for cooking this meatball soup recipe on the stove top as well.
Ingredients for Creamy Meatball Soup
I love a good hearty soup full of veggies, meatballs and cheese! This easy soup recipe checks all the boxes. Here is what you will need…
- Meatballs: We just buy a package at the store to keep it easy, but you can make meatballs at home if you want.
- Butter: used to sauté the veggies
- Vegetables: garlic, carrots, celery, potatoes and corn
- Soup Base: beef broth, whole milk, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco
- Salt: adds flavor
- Cornstarch: thickens the soup
- Cheeses: sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack
The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post. You can also save and print the recipe there.
How to Make Cheesy Meatball Soup – Slow Cooker
While you can totally just dump this all in a crock pot and wait 8 hours to build the right texture and flavor it’s not the way I do it.
I know, you don’t want to dirty another pan, but it’s quick and easy and the flavor will be worth it.
- Heat a dutch oven or large skillet over medium high heat and add the butter. Once it’s melted add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots, celery and garlic and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Throw in your frozen meatballs (unless you really want to go through the work of cooking homemade) just to get all of that flavor browning on them.
- Dump everything but the cornstarch and cheese into a slow cooker and put it on low for 6 hours or high for 3.
- Right before serving, combine the cheese and cornstarch in a separate bowl and then mix to combine.
- Add the cheese mixture to the soup and stir until the cheese is melted and the soup has thickened.
- Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley for garnish and a good hearty bread!
Watch How This Cheesy Meatball Soup is Made…
Welcome to the weekend, my friends! This past weekend with my sisters was great fun – in a whole lot of snow. We arrived at my sister’s cabin (pictured above) to find far more snow than we anticipated. We settled in for the night and then enjoyed a fantastic hike in the snow the next day before we headed back down the mountain.
I finally made it back home on Wednesday night (thanks to canceled and rescheduled connecting flights due to storms), just in time to enjoy the snow that has finally drifted our way here in Ohio. The whole family is home and tucked inside this weekend. I’m sipping a latte, snacking on popcorn, and enjoying the smell of this chili simmering on the stove while I write this newsletter.
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