5 Ideas for Meatballs

And, these can be made using any type of ground meat you like - beef, turkey, chicken, pork sausage, or lamb:

Meatball Enchiladas:
(serves 4)
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 T. chili powder
1 bag of frozen meatballs (or make your own)
1 can refried beans with jalapenos*
8 corn tortillas
5 oz. med. green* enchilada sauce
5 oz. mild red enchilada sauce
2 cups shredded 4 cheese Mexican blend
Sour cream*
Sliced black olives*
Sliced avocado sprinkled with lemon juice*

Mix the tomato sauce and chili powder with the meatballs. Fill 8 corn tortillas. Roll and place seam side down in a baking dish. Cover with cheese. Drizzle both sauces back and forth in a pattern, and bake for 30 mins. at 400. Serve with sour cream, olives, and avocado.

Meatball Pizza:
(serves 6)
Parchment paper
Herbed* pizza dough
Marinara sauce
1/2 bag of meatballs
1/4 cup Giardiniera
2 cups Italian-blend cheese
1/3 cup and torn basil

Shape pizza dough (rustically*) on the parchment paper. Top rest of ingredients. Bake for 20 mins. on a cookie sheet at 450.

Italian Wedding Soup:
(serves 4)
6 cups low sodium* chicken broth
1/2 bag of meatballs
1/2 lb. escarole, chopped
2 T. shaved* Parmesan

Simmer together broth, meatballs, and escarole for 10 mins. Stir in cheese.

Swedish Meatballs:
(serves 6)
Med. size sweet* white onion, chopped
3 T. butter
2 T. flour
1 bag meatballs
1 14.5 can low sodium* beef broth
2 T. cream
2 t. lemon juice
2 t. Worcestershire

Cook onion in butter for 5 mins., stirring occasionally. Stir in meatballs, and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer 7 mins.

Moroccan Medley:
(serves 8)
1 med. sweet* white onion, chopped
1 T. EVOO
1 bag of meatballs
1 28 oz. can tomato puree
1 cup low sodium* beef broth
1 T. cumin
1/4 t. cinnamon

Cook the onion in the oil for 5 mins. Add rest of ingredients, and simmer 10 mins.

Bon Appetit, and I am off to Minnesota!!

Love,

MM