This
recipe was just in time for our first big snow of the season! With
temperatures in the “teens” and big flakes of snow coming down,
this stew is down right medicinal for what ails you!
Yes
slave made its own meatballs, however you can buy them frozen by the
bag. The ladies in the apartment around me say I'm silly to make my
own, but they line up to eat them! Wink -- Wink.
Ingredients for
meatballs:
1
lbs ground beef
1
medium onion. Minced
2
stalks celery diced finely
½
C bread crumbs
2
large egg yokes
½
cup of bacon pieces for salads
½
tsp garlic powder
Directions:
Do
your cutting first.
Cut
the celery and the onion into small pieces in a bowl.
When
you want very fine pieces, nothing does better than using frozen
chopped onion. This will chop up into tiny pieces.
Heat
oven to 450
degrees.
Spray a 9-by-13-inch
baking dish.
In
a large bowl, combine sausage, ground beef, bacon
and onions,
garlic powder, yolks, bread crumbs and salt, and mix lightly but
thoroughly. Slave uses a short wooden spoon for this.
Let
this mixture sit for 5
minutes.
This allows the breadcrumbs to absorb flavors and swell.
Put
down some wax paper on counter, scoop out the meat and put on the
paper.
When
all is scooped out, pour about a half cup of water in that bowl. Wet
your hands and roll each into a full ball and pack them snugly into
the dish.
Roast
for 25
minutes, or
until firm and cooked through. (The center should be at 165 degrees.)
Now
for the rest of the meal.
1
10.5 oz can of condensed French onion soup
1
10.5 oz can of Beef broth
1
14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1
14 oz pkg of frozen cut up spinach
½
box of pasta (used spiral)
Directions:
When
meatballs are out of the oven (or frozen out of the bag) Heat up ½
cup chopped onion in a Dutch oven on the stove top. Cook and stir
for about 5 minutes.
Add
the frozen meatballs. Or fresh. Stir as you add the diced tomatoes
and the cans of soup. Let that loosen the bits on the bottom of the
pan as you stir.
Add
the spinach and break the bigger pieces apart.
Bring
to a boil, cover and lower the heat to a simmer. Let that sit covered
for about 15 minutes.
Dump
in the ½ box of pasta. Recover and let continue to simmer for
another 15 minutes.
Now
you might want to add ½ teaspoon of Italian seasonings but it tastes
great just as it is.
This
was served with a brown and serve Italian bread that finished cooking
in the oven. What a heavenly aroma to great your guests.
Music
tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2hk_CIZeo
What
a delight to know that the hearty, healthy meal slave served is
warming its Master.
Socialslave
To
satisfy and restore.
To
nourish, support and maintain.
To
gratify, spoil, comfort and please,
to
nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
Please
buy slave's cookbook:
The
Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by
Dan White
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/dp/B00F315Y4I
/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM
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