Recipes

Porcupine Balls

Porcupine Balls

This recipe is so easy that your kids can help! These meatballs are cooked with rice, so the entire dish as a delicious, meaty flavor.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine the rice, ½ cup of water, onion, salt, celery salt, garlic powder, and ground beef in a bowl.
  • Mix well.
  • Shape the mixture into 1 ½-inch balls.
  • Brown meatballs in oil in large skillet.
  • Combine the tomato sauce, 1 cup of water, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in another mixing bowl.
  • Mix well.
  • Pour the sauce mixture over the meatballs.
  • Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Be sure that the rice is fully cooked before serving.
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Course; Beef

Asian Infused Meatballs

Asian Infused Meatballs

This tangy recipe can be a main dish or served as an appetizer. The unique sauce and pineapple chunks give this recipe a touch of flare that would be perfect to serve at a large gathering. Make the meatballs larger or smaller depending on your crowd.
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Ingredients

For the sauce:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven for 400° F.
  • Drain pineapple, but reserve ¼ cup of the juice.
  • Set aside.
  • Combine the onion, peppers, bread crumbs, ginger, salt, and ¼ cup of the pineapple juice in a mixing bowl.
  • Crumble the beef over the mixture and mix well.
  • Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls.
  • Place the sauce ingredients in a blender.
  • Cover and process for one minute.
  • Place 2 tablespoons of the sauce in a greased 13×9 inch baking dish.
  • Add the meatballs to the baking dish.
  • Then, pour the remaining sauce over the meatballs.
  • Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink.
  • Allow the meatballs to cool slightly.
  • Then, place one pineapple chunk on each meatball.
  • Secure the pineapple with a toothpick.
  • Use a chafing dish to serve the meatballs as an appetizer.
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Course; Beef
Cuisine; Asia

German Meatballs

German Meatballs

This German recipe includes an authentic gravy so these meatballs can be served alone as a main dish. These meatballs are occasionally served with hot mashed potatoes. You’ll love serving these for your family because they are such an easy meal!
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine ½ cup of the milk, egg, Worcestershire sauce, shredded potatoes, onion, salt, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
  • Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well.
  • Shape the mixture into approximately 48 meatballs.
  • Using the butter, cook the meatballs in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Be sure that the meat is no longer pink.
  • Remove the meatballs and keep warm.
  • Stir the flour into the skillet until blended.
  • Gradually add the remaining milk to create the gravy.
  • Bring the gravy to a boil.
  • Cook and stir the gravy for two minutes or until thickened.
  • Combine the meatballs with the gravy and heat thoroughly.
  • If desired, serve these meatballs with hot mashed potatoes.
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Course; Beef
Cuisine; European / Germany

Traditional Italian Meatballs

Traditional Italian Meatballs

When we think of meatballs, we think of the traditionally Italian dish, and the Italians have perfected their customary recipes over centuries. Traditional Italian meatballs also call for authentic Italian sauce. Make this traditional recipe with the accompanying sauce or create your own for a personalized flavor. This recipe is best served over pasta.
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Ingredients

To make the sauce:

Instructions

  • Mix all of the meatball ingredients in a large bowl by hand (bare hands preferred), making sure that all of the ingredients are mixed well.
  • Roll the meatballs so that they are about the same size as a golf ball and set aside.
  • For the sauce: Sauté the onion and garlic in the virgin olive oil.
  • Then, put the plum tomatoes in a large bowl and squish them with your hands.
  • Add all of the sauce ingredients together in a large pot.
  • Add the meatballs to the pot and simmer the entire mixture for about 3 hours.
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Course; Beef / Meat
Cuisine; European / Italian

Standard Meatballs

Standard Meatballs

This recipe is perfect for times when your family just wants basic meatballs. These in-the-oven creations are easy to freeze to enjoy later or eat right away by themselves or with pasta.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400° F.
  • Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Shape the mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
  • Put the meatballs into a lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
  • Bake, uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes or until the meatballs are light brown.
  • Drain off any excess fat and serve.
  • To freeze: Cover the meatballs and allow them to cool.
  • Place meatballs in freezer-safe plastic bags.
  • To use after freezing: Allow meatballs to thaw at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before use.
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Course; Beef / Meat / Side Dish

Ham And Cauliflower Bake

Ham And Cauliflower Bake

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cook the cauliflower in boiling water for about 10 minutes and drain.
  • In a hot skillet, melt butter with garlic and sauté the mushrooms a few minutes over medium heat.
  • Spread the cooked cauliflower in a 9 x 13 oven dish.
  • Add ham and mushrooms.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the cream of celery, vegetable broth and dry mustard.
  • Scatter the brie cheese cubes evenly over the vegetables and ham.
  • Pour the creamy mixture into the dish.
  • Add the bread cubes on top.
  • Top with grated cheese.
  • Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes.
  • Finally, you can put the dish under the broiler until golden brown.
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Course; Main Course / Pork / Vegetables

Indian Cauliflower, Potato And Chickpea Casserole

Indian Cauliflower, Potato And Chickpea Casserole

Simple, quick, easy and nutritious…as I love it!
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Equipment

  • oven
  • Large bowl

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 475F.
  • Put a baking sheet in the preheated oven for 5 minutes to warm.
  • In a large bowl, mix the ingredients.
  • Remove pan from oven.
  • Spread the mixture in a
  • single layer.
  • Roast, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve with a nice green salad.
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Course; Casserole / Main Course / Vegetables

Cauliflower Mac And Cheese

Cauliflower Mac And Cheese

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta as suggested by the manufacturer, minus 1 minute.
  • Set aside a little of the cooking water, drain the pasta and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, cook the bacon over medium heat in a saucepan or deep skillet until crisp.
  • Add buttermilk, scraping to loosen brown bits and add the mashed cauliflower.
  • Stir until a smooth puree (add a little more buttermilk if necessary).
  • Season the cauliflower sauce with mustard and Red Hot sauce.
  • Season with pepper to taste.
  • Remove pan from heat and stir in the grated cheese, in batches, until it is completely melted.
  • Return the pan to the heat and stir in the pasta.
  • Add a splash of the cooking water and cook on low heat for about a minute.
  • The pasta will finish cooking in the sauce and the starch from the pasta cooking water will help provide a smooth, creamy texture.
  • Serve immediately.
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Course; Cheese / Main Course / Pasta / Vegetables

Cauliflower, Quinoa And Sausage Bake

Cauliflower, Quinoa And Sausage Bake

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Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • baking dish 8×8
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450F.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cauliflower, tomato, sausage, garlic, basil and salt and pepper.
  • Put these ingredients in a 8×8 baking dish and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add the quinoa and water to a saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
  • Fluff with a fork and add the remaining ingredients.
  • Sprinkle the quinoa mixture over thecauliflower and sausage miture and cook for another 10 minutes.
  • Put under the broiler for 5 minutes, until everything is golden.
  • Serve hot.
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Course; Main Course / Vegetables

Egg, Broccoli And Prosciutto Cauliflower Bake

Egg, Broccoli And Prosciutto Cauliflower Bake

Who said a gratin dishes should be béchamel based? Pureed cauliflower is a true miracle. The sauce is creamy but without the all heaviness side of the regular béchamel.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, heat oil and cook garlic and onion over low heat until tender.
  • Add salt, pepper and cauliflower, cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chicken stock, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until the cauliflower is completely tender.
  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • Carefully pour into the blender, add the butter, mustard, cheese and process to obtain a smooth sauce.
  • In a large bowl, gently mix the eggs, rapini, 3/4 of the hazelnuts and cauliflower sauce.
  • Pour into a baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with the remaining hazelnuts and prosciutto.
  • Cover with foil.
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and leave under the broiler about 2 minutes, just enough to make the prosciutto crispy.
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Course; Eggs / Main Course / Pork / Vegetables