Basic Freezer Meatballs Recipes

QUICK AND SIMPLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, water, onion, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic and seasonings; mix well. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place meatballs on greased racks in shallow baking pans. Bake, uncovered, until no longer pink, 15-18 minutes. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled meatballs in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in the microwave.

MAKE-AHEAD MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls, about 12 dozen. , Place meatballs on greased racks in shallow baking pans. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink, turning often; drain. Cool. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled meatballs in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Reheat on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan in a preheated 350° oven until heated through.,

ALL PURPOSE FREEZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• I mix the Panko ginger allspice salt and egg in a small bowl.
• Ginger, allspice, and Molasses MAY and likely SHOULD be increased Run it all, with the beef, through the FINE die on your food grinder.
• If you do not have a grinder, purchase the beef fine grind, at least twice through the grinder.
• And chop the onion fine in your food processor.
• I'm looking here for a very dense end product.
• Mix well by hand.
• Form into no-larger-than-pingpong ball size.
• Roll lightly in that excess Panko or bread crumbs I forgot to tell you to put in a plate.
• Place on a grill rack, Hopefully fine grate enough so they don't fall through.
• Oven at 400 (preheat).
• Bake about 20 min OR until that instant thermometer reads 145+.
• Let them cool completely and put what you're not going to use now in a freezer bag.
• That extra roll in Panko keeps them loose in the bag.
• For use?
• Put the balls and some (jarred) pasta sauce, gravy, whatever you fancy in the microwave to heat.
• Place in/on bun, spaghetti, hash browned or mashed potatoes, rice, or whatever the spirit moves you to.
• It's a handy meal-in-a-hurry.
• Enjoy and let me know any other uses you can find.
• T.

FREEZER-FRIENDLY SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with nonstick spray. Add frozen meatballs, broth, condensed soup, mushrooms, onion, steak sauce, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper; stir to combine.
• Cook until heated through and vegetables are tender, on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 6 hours, mixing in sour cream during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

MAKE-AHEAD FREEZER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except beef.
• Mix in beef well, and shape into meatballs.
• Place all on single layer in pan.
• Bake 20 minutes at 350.
• Remove and drain on paper towels, and let cool 15 minutes.
• Put in freezer bag or freezer container or use immediately.