I used 2 pounds(with 1 pound of sausage) to make a huge batch of meatballs to freeze. I cut the rest of the beef into approximate 1 pound portions and froze 6 pounds in 1 pound bags. I browned the remaining 2 pounds and froze that already cooked in 1 pound portions as well. (This will be great for quick meals!) All this meat should last us for several months!
I'll share my recipe for meatballs and you can check out this article for many ways to use them!
Meatballs
2 pounds ground beef
1 pound sausage(can use all ground beef if desired)
1 can evaporated milk
2 cups oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2-3 teaspoons salt
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup chopped onion
Mix all ingredients together and shape into small balls(I use my cookie scoop). I usually make around 80 meatballs with this recipe. Place meatballs on waxed paper lined cookie sheet.
Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until solid. Remove from pan and package in meal-sized portions(I like dozen size packages for us).
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
We love these baked with BBQ sauce and served with rice or pasta. Easy!
I have also put partially cooked meatballs in cooked jumbo pasta shells and then layered them with spaghetti sauce and cheese- one of my husband's favorites!Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or so.
The newest Taste of Home has a recipe for meatball calzones which I plan to adapt for us.
Happy cooking!
4 comments:
Mary Ann,
I laughed when I read the title of this post! I don't eat beef (ground or otherwise) so probably won't be writing a post with the same heading! =)
I haven't made meatballs forever. I will have to put spaghetti & meatballs on the menu for next week. Thanks for the reminder!
Eat 'em...ha!
Carrie-You made me laugh a lot! I didn't think about how funny the title sounded until my husband saw it and was laughing about it!
Nate-We plan to do that-thanks!!!!:-)
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