Laundry Day Casserole–an easy crockpot recipe of meatballs and noodles for your busy day.
Laundry Day Casserole
When you have a busy day this is a perfect crockpot recipe to make! It’s a dump and go recipe and everyone loves it. Thick egg noodles with meatballs in a creamy sauce are comfort food to the max.
My mom always had Monday as laundry day and did batch after batch of laundry until it was all done (I have 6 siblings). She folded and ironed and did it all. I can’t imagine wanting to make dinner after all that work. So this is a perfect solution for those days when you need to focus your attention on other tasks. My family ate it until it was gone! Yum yum!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Frozen Reames egg noodles–find these by the frozen breads
- Frozen meatballs–Italian or homestyle
- Lemon zest
- Water
- Better than Bouillon chicken base
- Cream of mushroom soup–or cream of chicken soup
- Garlic powder
- Onion flakes
- Black pepper
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Dried parsley
Steps
Break up the egg noodles and add them into the slow cooker.
Add in the meatballs, lemon zest, water, bouillon, cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, onion, black pepper, red pepper and parsley. Stir well.
Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
Stir well. Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with a bright side dish like fruit salad or green salad.
- I used my 6 quart Ninja slow cooker. You can also make this in a smaller 4 or 5 quart slow cooker.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with lemon zest are Instant Pot Lemon Rice and Instant Pot Chicken Julienne.
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Laundry Day Casserole
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3-4 hours on low
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
An easy crockpot recipe of meatballs and noodles for your busy day.
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz) package frozen Reames egg noodles
- 1 (18 oz) package frozen meatballs
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 cups water
- 1 Tbsp Better than Bouillon chicken base
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried onion flakes
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Break up the egg noodles and add them into the slow cooker. Add in the meatballs, lemon zest, water, bouillon, cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, onion, black pepper, red pepper and parsley. Stir well.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
- Stir well. Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Slow Cooker
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Can I make my own small meatballs and use them or do they have to be frozen?
Also, could I use rotisserie chicken and substitute that??
Really want to try this. Hope you see this soon 🙂
Thanks Karen
Yes to both! Homemade meatballs work great—just brown them first. And rotisserie chicken is fine too; just stir it in during the last 30–45 minutes so it doesn’t dry out 😊
Thanks. Used rotisserie chicken ,(added during cook time b/c I had no idea) and added sautéed mushrooms. Was delish but a no go for leftovers. Very dry. The egg noodles sucked everything up.
Bet they’re killer in soup. Will make next!
Thank you for sharing that! Rotisserie chicken can definitely dry out if it cooks too long, and egg noodles are notorious for soaking up everything in leftovers. Adding a splash of broth or cream usually brings it back to life, but you’re right…those noodles are absolute champs at absorption. And yes… they are killer in soup 😄
Hi Karen! I cannot find frozen egg noodles of any kind near me. Any suggestions for a substitute?
Thanks.
cook your own bag of noodles al dented and add them the last 15 minutes.
Thank you for your suggestion. I’ll give it a try.
Hi Karen. this recipe sounds terrific. By any chance do you have Instant Pot instructions for the same recipe?
Thank you.
I haven’t tried this one in the IP but I bet it would work fine. Add water into the pot followed by the other ingredients but don’t stir or else you’ll get the burn message. I would use a 5 minute pressure cook time and a 10 minute natural pressure release.
Thank you, Karen