Meatballs for the Crock Pot
June 19, 2010 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Ground Beef Recipes, Ground Beef, Main Course, New Ground Beef Recipes, Supper
 | Meatballs for the Crock Pot – This super simple recipe for Italian meatballs, is a crock pot recipe as well, and the perfect partner for hot fresh pasta. Slow cooking all day, this allows you the freedom of leaving the house, while still cooking a homemade dinner for eveyone! Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Meatballs for the Crock Pot
Meatball Ingredients:
1Kg / 2.2 lbs ground beef
1 onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic finely chopped
100g / 4 oz breadcrumbs
1 beaten free range egg
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Sauce Ingredients:
1 400g can chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
A handful of fresh basil, chopped
A splash of Tabasco
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions to make Meatballs for the Crock Pot
Throw all the ingredients into a bowl, get stuck in with your hand and give it a good mulch around. Now roll the mix into the meatballs and pop them into a frying pan under a medium heat just to brown the meatballs for about 5 minutes.
Place the meatballs in the crock pot, pour over the sauce and cook for six hours on “low†setting
Serve with hot fresh pasta.
Alphabet Noodle Soup
May 1, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Easy, Easy Ground Beef Recipes, Ground Beef, Main Course, Soup, Supper
 | Alphabet Noodle Soup – When you use the alphabet pasta in this ground beef soup, it becomes a kids favorite, they love it and ask for. We won’t tell them its good for them if you don’t! Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Alphabet Noodle Soup
1/2 pound extra lean ground beef
3 cups beef broth
3 cups V-8 juice
3/4 Cup water
1/4 tsp thyme
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 Cups mixed frozen vegetables
2/3 Cup alphabet macaroni
Directions to make Alphabet Noodle Soup
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