Julia Child is reported to have said, "I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate." For me, I was 30. While I have always loved food, cooking was something I feared, disliked, and avoided until motherhood compelled me to overcome my feelings and, in spite of myself, I found I began to enjoy trying new recipes, creating tasty meals, and sharing them with others. These are the adventures of my learning to love something that overwhelmed and intimidated me for far too long. I hope you will enjoy (and perhaps benefit from) the tales of a reluctant cook!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
(Make ahead) Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs (originally posted March 18, 2014)
This is such a great recipe. Super easy and definitely crowd-pleasing. It can be made ahead, frozen, defrosted in the fridge overnight when you’re ready to use it, and then thrown into the crockpot on the morning (or even in the afternoon) of a busy day. Or, since it really doesn’t take long to prep, it can be made the day of and thrown in the crockpot for just 4 hours. It makes the house smell like Heaven (the smell is currently wafting through our house as I write this), and it is delicious served over your favorite kind of rice.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1 (32 oz) pkg frozen fully cooked meatballs of your choice
1 onion – diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
16-18oz sweet & sour sauce of your choice (we use two 10 oz bottles of La Choy)
1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
Instructions:
Cook meatballs, peppers, onions & sweet and sour sauce in crockpot on low for 4 hours.
During the last hour, add in the drained pineapple.
Serve over rice.
***Can be prepped ahead of time and kept frozen until ready for use (place all ingredients except pineapple in gallon zip and freeze). Thaw in fridge overnight if making pre-made frozen meatballs. Follow rest of instructions as usual.
Labels:
entrees,
make ahead meals,
slowcooker
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