Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta

 

Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta

Super easy and delicious, a nice change from just my regular spaghetti recipe. Usually frozen meatballs aren't that great, but this brand was really good....we were impressed! The only change I made was I added an onion, because I had one already chopped. I liked that it was pretty much dump and go, without being too salty and generic like most easy crockpot recipes are.

Click here for the Cheesy Crockpot Meatball Pasta by Cooking In The Midwest

Instant Pot Mississippi Meatballs

 

Mississippi Meatballs

Ingredients:

- 1 32oz bag frozen meatballs

- 1 packet au jus

- 1 small jar pepperoncini

- 1 packet ranch seasoning or 2-3 tbs of ranch seasoning

- 1 cup beef broth

- 1/2 stick butter, cut into pats

Combine everything in Instant Pot and cook for 30 minutes.

This was okay. Lincoln is 6 weeks old so I needed an easy throw together meal. My family didn't really like it though. It did taste a bit too processed and salty, so I probably wouldn't make it again. I served it with a bagged salad kit and over egg noodles.

Swedish Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli

 

Swedish Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli

I've never tried Swedish meatballs but I've always wanted to! They reminded me off beef stroganoff, we really liked them. I wish it made a bit more sauce, or I accidentally reduced it too much maybe. It's fine for dinner but leftovers are gonna be a challenge lol. Maybe I'll serve the meatballs and toss the egg noodles in butter, parm and garlic or something. Both boys loved it so it made me happy. My husband even said thumbs up, which is nice. 

I did add the full 2lbs of meat, so I upped the breadcrumbs to a 1/2 cup and I used 2 eggs. They had so much flavor! I also used regular breakfast sausage, since Walmart has been out of ground pork every single time I've tried to buy it. I Googled it and it said breakfast sausage was a good substitute. Oh I did add a dash of garlic powder to the sauce because I really wanted my husband to like it and he likes garlic lol. 

The broccoli was just tossed in EVOO, salt/pepper/garlic/smoked paprika and air fried at 400 for about 15 minutes. 

Click here for the Swedish Meatball recipe from Budget Bytes

Meatball Subs

 

Meatball Subs

I needed to use up spaghetti sauce since I made so much and everyone was tired of spaghetti. Walmart had these fresh three cheese meatballs in the meat department. I browned them in a skillet then added the leftover spaghetti and simmered until the meatballs were cooked. I toasted some mini subs with Italian mix cheese and red pepper flakes. Super quick and delicious. 

Beef Kofta Meatballs with Roasted Veggies and Dill Yogurt Sauce

 

Beef Kofta Meatballs with Roasted Veggies and Dill Yogurt Sauce 

  This dinner was freaking amazing. And I even messed it up lol. I thought I grabbed a pound of ground beef from the freezer, but it was a pound of ground turkey. That said, my 14 year old didn't like it. I'm actually really surprised since we do a lot of worldwide flavors. Oh well, I spent like 2 hours cooking so now he can get cereal or whatever lol.

  Click here for the Beef Kofta Meatball Recipe with Roasted Veggies by BudgetBytes

  There is sooo much flavor in the veggies and meatballs. I did add a lil more seasonings to the veggies then the recipe called for because my veggies were huge and made 2 whole sheet pans full. 

  Click here for the recipe for the Dill Yogurt Sauce from Budget Bytes

   I actually was out of white rice and I only had minute white rice. So what I did was I cooked chopped spinach and garlic in EVOO with some Better Then Bullion vegetable base, then made the white rice in that. 

  This whole meal was an explosion of flavor and I loved it. You could totally add feta to it, but I don't really like feta....I wish I did!

Hello Fresh Firecracker Meatballs

Hello Fresh Firecracker Meatballs

My husband loves this, I thought it was just ok. I felt like the sauce was to mayo-y tasting. The red splatters are my husbands homemade sriracha! Hello Fresh always has delicious recipes, it's just soooo expensive! I mean I guess it's cheaper then going out, but I love that it's so convenient and I don't have to think about it. This post is not sponsored lol. 

 

Asian Turkey Meatball Bowls with Toasted Sesame Veggies

 Asian Turkey Meatball Bowls with Toasted Sesame Veggies

  I've made these meatballs before, they are phenomenal. So much flavor! I followed the recipe pretty closely, the meatballs and sauce were the exact recipe. The difference was that I served it over 1 packet of that quick boil rice since that's the perfect amount for us 3. I also forgot the sesame seeds! I used to never understand why anyone would make quick boil rice, but then I realized that I didn't need to measure and there was no leftovers lol. Also, I served it on a plate not a bowl. 

Click here for the recipe Asian Turkey Meatball Bowls by Recipe Runner

  For the toasted sesame veggies, I just combined all these together.....no measuring.

-About half a bag of shredded coleslaw mix
-Half a cucumber
-1 Jalapeno
-1 carrot ribboned
-1 Red bell pepper 
-Kraft Toasted Sesame Dressing. I just squirted and mixed until I felt there was enough.

I topped everything with my husbands homemade sriracha and diced seeded jalapeno.