There aren’t a lot of dinner recipes that we make over and over again. If you’ve been following this site for any length of time you’ll know that we rarely use recipes, we often just utilize whatever is in the pantry or fridge and piece things together like that.
This recipe is probably the one exception to the rule: meatballs.
I’m always sticking veggies where they don’t belong. It may not sound like it makes sense, but you’re just going to have to trust me on this. The Mir pious ?? blends with the meat and breadcrumbs so effortlessly that the end result is this very slightly sweet, creamy, succulent little meatball.
When I know we’re going to have a busy day I just take a bag out of the freezer, put them in a crockpot and cover with the sauce. Let it cook on low all day long and when dinner time rolls around you’re good to go.
My husband will even pull some out as a late night snack. He’ll pull a few from the freezer and pan fry hem until they’re cooked throughout, then eat as a sandwich or with leftovers like rice or mashed potatoes.
They’re fail proof, I promise!
- 1 whole carrot
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 lbs of ground meat
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
- In a food processor, puree the carrot, celery, onion and garlic.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mix well, using your hands if necessary.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Shape the mixture into small meatballs and line up side by side (but not touching). Put in freezer for several hours into frozen throughout.
- Portion out the meatballs into individual servings. I split this into 4 different bags at about 10 meatballs each (of course this number will vary a bit each time!)
- Put frozen meatballs in the crockpot, cover with your favorite sauce, and cook on low for 6 hours.
Give them a try and let me know what you think. Also, just for fun, leave a comment and let me know you prefer to eat meatballs: with pasta, on a sub, with rice or mashed potatoes? I won’t judge!
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