Save Yourself a Little Time

When I have some extra time, like a snow day for example, I like to make large amounts of things and freeze them. One of my favorites is meatballs. They are so versitile. I make about 30-60 meatballs, depending on how much hamburger I have, divide them up in to serving sizes and freeze them for later. Then I'm ready for Meatball sandwiches, meatballs and gravy, whatever you want.

Meatballs
2 pounds of ground beef (2 pounds makes about 30 1 inch meatballs, you could double the whole recipe and get about 60)
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 tsp chopped Garlic
1 tsp dried Oregano
1 tsp dried Basil
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
2 tbls Worcestershire sauce

Add all ingredients to a large bowl EXCEPT ground beef, mix ingredients together and add add ground beef on top of that and lightly mix, this will help to not over mix and toughen your meat. I use a 1 inch cookie or ice cream scoop to make sure all my meatballs are the same size and ensure even cooking. I also bake my meatballs in muffin pans to make for even browning and to cut back on the fat you would have from frying. I bake them in a 35o dregree oven for 20-25 minutes. Take them out of the oven and cool . I place them in freezer bags in the desired serving size then I always have a quick lunch or dinner when I need it.

A fast idea is to cook the frozen meatballs in a saucepan with 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 3/4 can of water, 1/2 tsp chopped garlic and cook on med heat for 30 minutes, at the end stir in 1 lg tbls of sourcream and serve over noodles for a quick stroganoff.