Dump frozen meatballs in the crock with potatoes and 3 other ingredients. You get a meal so delicious your family will be begging for more.

This 5-ingredient slow cooker meatball and potato stew is the kind of weeknight recipe I lean on when the day gets away from me. You literally dump frozen meatballs and cubed russet potatoes into the crock, add three pantry-friendly ingredients, turn it on, and walk away. The result is a cozy, gravy-style stew that tastes like it simmered on the stove all afternoon. While there’s no specific historic origin here, it’s very much in the spirit of Midwestern slow cooker cooking: hearty, practical, and designed to keep everyone happily full