Cranberry Meatballs

The naming of these was not easy.....again, I just had to go with simple and descriptive. These meatballs are a great party/potluck dish. So very easy to make and so very yummy.

 

 

 

Grab yourself these 3 ingrediants:

 

1 Bag of meatballs

1 Jar Chili sauce

1 can Cranberry sauce (no whole berries)

 

 

 

I used the large bag from Costco, but two smaller bags will do. You also don't have to make the whole bag, there will just be more sauce.

 

Defrost the meatballs in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave. When thawed, place them in a pan (I use my electric skillet) and brown them in a bit of olive oil for about 5 min.

 

 

 

In a large pot, empty the can of cranberries and jar of chili sauce. Heat and stir on a medium high heat until the cranberry sauce is pretty much disolved.

 

 

Once the meatballs are browned and the sauce heated thru, mix the meatballs in the sauce making sure to cover all the meatballs.

Thats it!

 

 

I serve these on brown rice if I am going to make them for dinner. I just don't use all the meatballs in the bag in order to have more sauce.

 

I will put these in the crockpot on a low heat to keep them warm if I'm taking them to an event.

 

 

 

 

 

Italian Squash Bake

Lets face it, I'm not going to win any awards for comming up with creative recipe names. I just try to make it short and descriptive.  Like this one; I have some squash, I have some Italian stuff, I baked it.

I actually was going to make a different dish with my squash but was missing a couple of ingrediants so I improvised with this. There are a couple of changes I would do but it turned out pretty good.

 

Here is what you will need:

About 4 pieces of squash

A package of sausage

A 16oz bag of shredded mozerella

A jar of spaghetti sauce

Salt, pepper, seasonings

 

Preheat oven to 350

 

 

All I had was sliced cheese, I would change this to shredded the next time I make it.

 

Cut up the sausage and saute on medium high heat in a little bit of olive oil

 

While the suasage is cooking, cut the squash into bite sized pieces. I also added some Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.

 

Put the cut up squash on the bottom of a baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with a cooking spray.

 

Then place the cooked sausage over the top. Pour the jar of spaghetti sauce over the top and then cover it all with cheese.  I also found some small pepperoni in my fridge so I sprinkled that on top. But it was just a last min addition.

 

 

I baked it for about 30 min until the cheese was melted and it was bubbling on the sides. 

 

My kids really liked this and they got a great serving of veggies from  this meal!

 

 

 

 

 

Green Chili Chicken Taco's

I love the crockpot. I love easy ways to make dinner. I love chicken. Put the three together and viola! You have endless ways to chow down with the family. Here is one way to make simple Mexican style chicken tacos.

 

Here is what you will need: 1lb of chicken breasts, a can of green enchalada sauce, a small can of green chilis, a jar of green salsa verde.

 

 

Toss your chicken in the crockpot, and throw the rest of the goodness on top.

 

 

Let that cook on med high (about 6 hrs). When it is cooked take a couple of forks and shred the chicken. I also add some salt and garlic powder to taste.

 

 

 

Thats it! Add it to your tortillas, put on some cheese, lettuce, tomato, cilantro or whatever you want and enjoy!