help me out with some meatball recipes please!

[NMDemDist2]

I have this HUGE bag of meatballs from Costco in the freezer we need to eat before we move

They are the Kirkland Italian Style meatballs and I don't know if I can have meatball sandwiches and spaghetti and meatballs enough to use them up before July 10th

help!

[Warpy]

1. Paper plates, plastic cutlery

5 pounds of spaghetti and one industrial sized can of sauce.

Invite the neighbors over for a goodbye party.

[The empressof all]

2. Slice them Up

Put them in a lasagna or a baked ziti. Throw some in some chicken broth and Escarole for Italian Wedding Soup. Slice them and put them on a tortilla with some cheese and nuke for a quickie quesidilla.

[eleny]

4. I love Italian Wedding Soup

Actually, any kind of Italian soup with lots of greens!

[SoCalDem]

3. I have never used them.,.I make my own.. (I'm cheap)

My guess would be to use them in any pasta dish :)

My "recipe"

ground round
bread crumbs
egg
parmesan cheese
salt pepper
minced onion (with juice)

moosh together and make meatballs.. brown in a skillet a little and then bake until "done"..freeze and use at will

YUMMMMMMMY

[politicat]

7. They're $7 a bag for 3 pounds; ground beef is $3.99 a pound

They end up being cheaper for about half the year, at least out here. You'd think that with as many cows as we raise, Colorado beef prices would be reasonable, but no.

Lower in fat, too, and fast. Sometimes, convenience foods pay off. Not often, not always, but sometimes.

[NMDemDist2]

10. 'xactly why I have em. I blow my Costco rebate checks filling the freezer

with "easy" meal makings... and i've only had one round of sgetti and meaty balls until tonight since Feb.

[mike_c]

5. hah! I eat those all the time-- they're one of my favorite...

..."I don't feel like cooking" foods.

1) Baked with a Safeway frozen lasagna rollup and marinara sauce, balsamic vinegar, etc. Or use frozen stuffed shells.

2) Simmered in marinara sauce, made into a meatball sandwich, topped with provalone and broiled to melt the cheese.

3) Simmered with cabbage or green beans in a little chicken stock, seasoned with balsamic vinegar and reduced. You can substitute lots of other veggies I suppose. But I like cabbage best. Throw in a couple of baby potatoes and it's a one pot meal.

4) Simmered in barbeque sauce-- eat on a bun, or not. With a fork-- this doesn't work, otherwise.

5) Tossed into soups.

6) With pasta and marinara sauce, 'natch.

7) Simmered in a bit of stock, served with an a hot and sweet thai dipping sauce. Use pieces of butter lettuce to pick up the meatballs and some torn herbs like basil and mint, shredded carrot, etc.

8) Crock pot meatball stew (meatballs, onions, carrots, stock, a roux, etc). Add okra and it's crockpot meatball gumbo....

[NMDemDist2]

9. all good suggestions, thanks! we had the obligatory Spaghetti and

meaty balls in red sauce tonight

yummy but can't do it twice a week ya know :rofl:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

11. Amateur

You can't.

We can.

And do.

[NMDemDist2]

12. don't tell me, tell my dear Mr. Ketchup

and how the heck are ya??? good to see you around!! :hi:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

13. Oh, Mr. Ketchup

What do I know of boys that white?

Hanging around, hanging on, hanging by a thread, hanging it up, hanging.

Good work with the house. Let it all just get better and better for ya, Ms. Meatball.

Hey, aren't meatballs just little meatloaves, anyway, white girl?

<snort>

[NMDemDist2]

14. hey! that's what I'll tell Mr K! I'll tell him we're having meatloaf

then pull a fast one on him :rofl:


just keep hanging in there "Mz Too Cool to be Wonder Bread" :evilgrin:

[politicat]

6. Cook 'em in a decent pre-packed curry sauce.

Or make your own. Serve over rice.

Fry them/bake them/ toast them to re-heat, then slice in half and serve on warmed pitas with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and lettuce -- instant kofta.

Use them as the replacement for meat in a stroganoff sauce and serve over noodles (quick and dirty stroganoff = 1 can golden or cream of mushroom, 1 8 oz package sliced 'shrooms, a little beef stock, chopped onion and sour cream).

They don't have a strong ITALIAN flavor, just a good seasoned meaty flavor. I need to make some of those. Wish I could trace the beef back, though; the costco ones taste good and don't have too many nasty additives.

[NMDemDist2]

8. curry over rice huh? that sounds tasty

got a suggestion on prepackaged curry sauce? I've never had that

[politicat]

16. The best one out there is at Cost Plus World Market.

Tiger Tiger brand Punjabi Butter Chicken sauce (but it can be used with anything). Alternately, their Jaipur Jalfrezi and Kashmiri Korma are really, really good, too (I like korma and meatballs) and if you like heat, the Lahori Roghan Josh (curry) is good, too. Here's the punjabi bottle, but they all look similar.


If you don't have a Cost Plus near you, then Vermont Curry is the next best. It's available at most Asian markets because it's a huge big deal in ... Japan. There are some really hot ones, so taste as you go. Recipe follows, since the boxes can be really badly translated. It looks like this: (There are lots of Japanese currys; look for one with green writing - those are medium to mild. DON'T get the Red and yellows unless you can handle habeneros.) Some groceries carry Vermont Curry; that one's fine to use.

Japanese-Style Curry Rice
Ingredients:
1 box Vermont curry sauce mix
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 lb beef or pork
3 onions
2 carrots
2 potatoes
3 cloves garlic
6 cups water

Method:
Thinly slice the onions and saute in 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a pot until lightly brown. Cut vegetables and meat into bite-size pieces, and add to the onions. Cook a bit longer, then add water and bring to boil. Remove foam from the water with a spoon. Reduce heat, cover and cook over low/medium heat until vegetables are done (about 20 minutes). Break curry sauce mix cubes and put into mixture. Stir until completely melted. Stirring often, simmer over low heat about 20 minutes, or until curry thickens. Serve over steamed jasmine rice.

[NMDemDist2]

17. i'll try that next week when I get home. thanks! and since I don't know

if I even like curry it will be an adventure :bounce:

[bearfan454]

15. Meatball Subs

Mmmm.