Flavorful meatballs and gravy ready in 30 minutes. Serve over mashed potatoes or rice for a perfect weeknight dinner.
Need to get dinner on the table quickly?
Try these super quick and easy 30 minute meatballs! Start with a bag of cooked frozen meatballs and add a simple but flavorful gravy. While your meatballs warm up, make some mashed potatoes or cook a pot of rice. Prepare some simple veggies for the sides, serve some pre-made dinner rolls, and you can have your entire dinner on the plate in about 30 minutes!
Gravy recipe adapted from Southern Bite.
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Video Instructions:
Ingredients in 30-Minute Meatballs and Gravy:
Frozen Fully Cooked Meatballs
Brown Gravy Mix
Onion Soup Mix
Water
How to Make 30-Minute Meatballs and Gravy:
1) Place frozen meatballs in a large pan that has a lid.
2) Add the brown gravy, onion soup mix, and water to a bowl and stir until they are well combined and the powder has dissolved. Pour gravy mixture over the meatballs.
3) Make sure the meatballs are submerged in the liquid, then cover the pan and set stovetop to medium heat. Heat meatballs for 25-30 minutes, making sure to stir frequently. If the directions on your package are different, follow them instead.
4) Once the meatballs are heated through, remove pan from heat. The gravy will still be thin, so let the meatballs sit for a little while before serving so that the gravy can thicken. Once gravy has thickened to your liking, serve the meatballs and gravy over mashed potatoes or rice.
30-Minute Meatballs and Gravy
Ingredients
- 32 oz. bag frozen fully cooked meatballs
- 1 packet brown gravy mix
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Place frozen meatballs in a large pan that has a lid.
- Add brown gravy, onion soup mix, and water to a bowl and stir until well combined and powder has dissolved. Pour gravy mixture over the meatballs.
- Make sure the meatballs are submerged in the liquid. Cover the pan and set stovetop to medium heat. Heat meatballs for 25-30 minutes (or according to package directions), making sure to stir frequently.
- Once meatballs are heated through, remove pan from heat and let sit so that gravy can thicken. Serve over mashed potatoes or rice.
Way too salty unfortunately.
Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the meatballs Jody. Did you serve them over rice? For us, the meatballs are too salty if you eat them on their own but the flavor balances out when they are served over rice or mashed potatoes. You are correct, it is a high sodium dish! But it should taste flavorful instead of overwhelmingly salty. Thanks for your feedback!