Veggie Meatball Soup

Ingredients

• 3 cups beef broth
• 2 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 16 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 21 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 ounce each) , thawed
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 lb. pasta, cooked and drained

Directions
In a 3-qt. slow cooker, or larger, combine the first six ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Just before serving, stir in pasta; heat through. Discard bay leaves. Yield: 6 servings.

Frozen Mamas

Thaw soup and cook in a slow cooker for 4-5 hours.  Boil pasta for 12 minutes just before serving and add it to the soup.  Discard bay leaves and serve.

Adapted from Veggie Meatball Soup in Quick Cooking May/June 2002, p37

Red and White Ravioli

• Ingredients:

• frozen spinach and cheese ravioli, uncooked
• 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
• 12 oz. jar Alfredo four cheese sauce
• 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ~20 meatballs
• Spice packet

• Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In 3 quart glass baking dish, mix ravioli, spaghetti sauce and meatballs. Make sure all ravioli is coated with sauce. Drop Alfredo cheese sauce by spoonfuls over casserole. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and spice packet. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer, until ravioli is tender. Serves 8

Frozen instructions:

Defrost both ziploc bags in refrigerator. Spread sauce bag, ravioli and meatballs in casserole dish. Spread cheese and spice packet on top. Follow heating instructions above.

Easy Swedish Meatballs

1 can French onion soup
1 can Cream of Celery soup
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
8 oz sour cream
1 bag Frozen Swedish Meatballs

Add frozen meatballs to crock pot.  Mix first 4 ingredients together and pour over meatballs.  Cook on low all day until heated through.

Serve over noodles

Sweet, Sour and Spicy Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 bag of Frozen Homestyle Meatballs
1 large can of pineapple chucks and juice
1 jar of Kikoman’s Teriyaki Baste and Glaze

1 cup of habanera and pineapple sauce

2 cups of frozen vegetables
1 large bag of egg noodles or Rice

Preparation:
Thaw meatball mixture Ziploc bag. Pour meatball mixture into a 9x13 baking dish, Bake covered at 350 for 30-45 mins. Combine rice with 4 cups water, 2 tablespoons of oil and a pinch of salt, bring to a boil and then simmer with lid on for 20 minutes. Serve meatball mixture over the rice.

Grandma's meatballs

1 jar grape jelley
1 jar chili sauce
meatballs

defrost, cook in crockpot on low all day or stove top for 15-20 min. Sever with rice or noodles.

Teryaki meatballs

Teryaki sauce
35 meatballs
Red pepper flakes

Heat in a crock pot on low until warmed all the way through. Enjoy! Serve over rice (sorry forgot to throw that in!)

Meatball Heroes

6 sandwich rolls
1 teaspoon olive oil
30 frozen, precooked Italian meatballs
Jar of pasta sauce (I use Prego)
10 ounces shredded mozzarella
3 ounces shredded or grated Parmesan

Heat oven to 250 degrees. Warm the rolls on the oven rack. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs and cook until browned on all sides. Add the sauce, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 minutes. Put 5 meatballs and sauce in a roll, top with cheese mixture.

Frozen Mamas: defrost meatballs and sauce and reheat in a sauce pan. Warm rolls, add 5 meatballs and sauce per roll, top with cheese mixture.

Spicy Bbq Meatballs

35 meatballs
bbq sauce (lots!)
crushed red pepper

Dump bag with meatballs and bbq sauce into crock pot cook on low. The bag with crushed red peppers you can add a ltttle or a lot depending on how hot you like it! If it cooks all day with the meatballs will be really hot! We like it that way, but not everyone or their kids will! You can always take some out for the kids add the peppers you want at the end and let it cook for a half an hour or so longer! We have had to start to do that around here! But the really spicy version is excellent to! (that was my first try)

Great with garlic mash potatoes!

Meatball Sandwiches

30 prepared meatballs
Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
Mozarella
Outdoor Rolls

Add spaghetti sauce to meatballs and heat throughly. Toast rolls. Place meatballs and sauce on toasted rolls, top with mozarella. Enjoy


From frozen: Thaw. Reheat. Enjoy.

Meatball Stir-Fry Casserole

Ingredients:

• 18 oz. pkg. frozen meatballs, thawed
• 16 oz. pkg. frozen peppers and onions stir fry mixture, thawed (I used a Costco vegetable mix, which is why it is so weird)
• 2 cups chunky pasta sauce
• 2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine meatballs, pepper and onion mixture and pasta sauce in 2 quart glass baking dish and stir well to combine. Top with cheeses. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until casserole is bubbling and cheese is melted. Serves 6

From Frozen:

Defrost. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place meatball and vegetable mixture in a casserole dish. Top with cheese mixture. Bake uncovered for approx. 45 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 clove garlic, minced

In a small saucepan combine brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in chicken broth, vinegar, corn syrup, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for two minutes more. Serve warm. Makes about 1 1/3 cups sauce. I added a third more of each ingredient to make about 2 cups sauce for 30 meatballs.

Frozen:
2 cups Sweet and Sour Sauce and 30 meatballs. Heat in crockpot for 2-3 hours or in a saucepan on the stove. Serve with rice.

Red and White Tortellini

• Ingredients:

• 2 (10 oz.) pkgs. refrigerated or frozen cheese tortellini, uncooked
• 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
• 12 oz. jar Alfredo four cheese sauce
• 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ~20 meatballs

• Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In 3 quart glass baking dish, mix tortellini, spaghetti sauce and meatballs. Make sure all tortellini is coated with sauce. Drop Alfredo cheese sauce by spoonfuls over casserole. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer, until tortellini is tender. Serves 8

Frozen instructions:

Defrost in refrigerator. Spread red sauce, tortellini and meatballs in casserole dish. Spread white sauce and cheese on top (doesn't have to be perfect). Follow heating instructions above.

Pineapple Meatballs

Frozen Meatballs
1 cup your choice Teriyaki sauce (I used a big bottle from Costco)
1 cup water
1 can pineapple

Stir Fry Veggies
Rice (1 1/2 cups)

Heat meatballs and sauce in sauce pan until warm or on low in crockpot 6-8 hours. Stir fry veggies and cook rice to desired doneness.

Serve meatballs and veggies over rice.

Ham Balls With Sweet & Sour Sauce

3 lbs ground ham (or 2 lbs ground pork and 1 1/2 lbs ground ham)
3 cups soft bread crumbs
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs

Blend these ingredients. Form balls about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes at 375° . Spoon over the following sauce.

Sauce:
1 small can pineapple juice (or juice from a 15 1/4 oz can pineapple drained)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 c brown sugar
2 TBSP corn starch
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp chili sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix together the pineapple juice and remaining ingredients. Stir until blended well. Cook stirring until thickened. Add pineapple chunks if desired. Spoon over ham balls. Serve with rice.

Frozen instructions:
Thaw ham balls and reheat in oven or microwave. Thaw sauce and reheat on stovetop.
Serve over cooked rice.

Notes:
We like ham balls plain without the sauce too. They make a nice side with scrambled eggs and waffles for dinner.