A few weeks ago, I shared a “tea talk” post about ways my friends simplify the holidays. My friend, Wendy, said that she makes a double batch of her homemade meatballs and puts them in the freezer…serving half of them on Christmas Eve and the other half if they are invited to a cocktail party and asked to bring an appetizer.
Wendy offered to share her meatball recipe, and she was even kind enough to photograph the process as she recently made a batch…so today she is a “guest blogger” on Polka Dots & Picket Fences. Read on and be sure to print the recipe so that you have it for the upcoming holidays!
“I love to make homemade meatballs because then I know exactly what’s in them. This is a family recipe I make once a year. I freeze them and then serve half on Christmas Eve and the other half when we’re asked to bring an appetizer to a cocktail party.”
Thank you for sharing your recipe, Wendy! I was interested to learn the secret ingredient…torn up bread, instead of bread crumbs. I’ll be adding the recipe to my holiday cooking/ baking list…or better yet, I could just invite her over and perhaps she would bring them as an appetizer!
- 2 1/2 lbs ground chuck
- 2 1/2 lbs ground pork (unseasoned)
- 4 eggs (beaten)
- 10 slices white bread (torn into pieces and soaked in whole milk...the secret ingredient)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 cans Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
- 1 soup can water
- 48 ounces Ragu sauce (with mushrooms)
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Mix the meatball ingredients above together in a large bowl
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Roll into small meatballs. Place close together on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.
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Take out of the oven after 10 minutes and flip with a spatula or tongs so the bottoms don’t overcook. I also swap the top and bottom oven rack at this time to make sure they cook evenly.
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The meatballs are done when they are slightly brown outside and no longer pink inside. Remove from the oven.
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Then mix together the sauce ingredients, add meatballs, and simmer in crockpot.
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