At our old home, during our weekly potlucks, one of the neighbors was known for her meatballs. Of all the delicious food we've had over the many years our potluck took place, this woman's meatballs were hands-down my favorite meal.
I found her recipe the other day and decided to make them. Here are the ingredients:
Meatballs:
• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 1.5 lbs. pork sausage
• 1 box Stovetop stuffing (I used the generic version)
• 2 eggs
Sauce:
• 1 large (15 oz.) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 2 large (15 oz.) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
The meat is mixed and formed into meatballs, then baked at 350F for 20 minutes. Add the soup (undiluted) to the crock pot (slow cooker), stir in the cooked meatballs, and simmer in the crock pot for two hours.
I decided to double the recipe, since I could freeze the extras. Here the ground beef and pork are already in the bowl, with the other ingredients arranged behind.
Add the stuffing mix and the eggs.
Mix. No escaping it, it has to be mixed with hands.
I took out all my baking sheets and started forming meatballs.
First batch (80 meatballs), cooked.
While the second batch baked, I emptied the soup into the crock pot.
Mix everything and put it on heat.
A few hours later, it was ready.
I gotta admit, the meatballs themselves are pretty basic. But combine it with the condensed soup, and it's like ambrosia. Don and I ate off these for a week.
