Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Meatballs

Meatballs (I brought frozen meatballs from Costco, but this is a really good recipe if you want to make your own meatballs)

1 lb lean ground beef
3/4 cup crushed croutons
1/4 cup chopped sweet onion
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
1 tbsp prepared yellow mustard
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp Cajun seasoning

Mix all ingredients together and roll into 1-inch balls. Bake in a 350F oven for 20 minutes or until desired doneness. I turn the meatballs halfway through baking. Drain off any grease and place cooked meatballs into crockpot.

Sauce

1 20oz bottle of Coke
20oz ketchup
1 pkg onion soup mix

Mix all ingredients together. Pour over meatballs in the crock and stir well, coating all meatballs with sauce. Cook in a low crockpot 4-6 hours until sauce is desired thickness.

Cinnamon Roll ups

1 1/2 loaves white sandwich bread with crusts removed
2 T cinnamon
2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
2 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese
4 sticks butter

Mix cinnamon and 1 cup sugar together and set aside. Beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, and cream cheese together until smooth. Spread mixture on bread slices and roll up. Dip rolls in melter butter and then in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on baking sheet and freeze. When ready to use, take directly out of freezer and bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Let them sit for a few minutes, so they don't fall apart when you pick them up with a spatula. Makes 20 to 24 servings.

Chicken Lasagne

3 cups cooked and cubed chicken
1 4oz pakage feta cheese (tomato & basil flavor)
2 7oz cans artichoke hearts
1/2 red pepper chopped
1 clove minced garlic
2 cups shreaded mozzerella cheese
2 16oz bottles alfredo sauce
1/2 cup milk
1 T Oregano
10 lasagne noodles (cooked)
1 bag baby spinach

Mix the first 5 ingredients and add 1 1/2 cups of the mozzerella cheese. Mix the alfredo sauce milk and Oregano in a separate bowl. In a 9x13 in. pan, layer alfredo sauce, 5 lasagne noodles, spinach and chicken mixture. Repeat. Sprinkle the remaining mozzerella cheese on the top. Cook at 375 for 45 minutes covered with foil. Then remove the foil and cook for another 15 min. Let cool and set before serving.