Freezer Friendz: Sweet and Sour Meatballs by Jen

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sweet and Sour Meatballs by Jen

Ingredients:
1 bag of Frozen Homestyle Meatballs
1 large can of pineapple chucks and juice
1 jar of Kikoman’s Teriyaki Baste and Glaze
2 cups of frozen seasoning blend (chopped onions and peppers)
1 large bag of egg noodles or Rice

Assembly:
Place frozen meatballs in 9x13 baking dish. Pour seasoning blend, pineapples and juice over the top. Pour glaze on top of that. Freeze until ready to bake. Thaw 24 hours in frig before baking. Bake covered at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

Serve alone, with butter noodles or rice

Freezing Instructions:
In a large Ziploc bag: combine the pineapple chunks and juice, teriyaki glaze, frozen vegetables and frozen meatballs together. Freeze and store flat until serving day.

Serving Day:
Thaw meatball mixture Ziploc bag, Prepare egg noodles according to the package instructions. Pour meatball mixture into a 9x13 baking dish, Bake covered at 350 for 30-45 mins. Serve over the hot egg noodles.

3 comments:

AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 9:18 AM
I found these freezer bags on line by accident, I purchased
a box and they are the best bags ever. The pre-printed info on the
bag is genius. You have to try them.

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JackieOctober 25, 2011 at 7:46 PM
LOVED this meal! The kids liked the meatballs too. When they saw the pineapple and peppers, they were NOT happy about this meal. After they tried a meatball they were asking for more. Thanks Jen! We served ours over rice. :)
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EricaNovember 2, 2011 at 10:38 PM
I served mine over rice and liked it with the flavor of the meatballs. It was not a favorite for the kids though.
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When wrapping meals for freezer: make sure to double wrap to prevent freezer burn. Using one layer of plastic wrap and a top layer of foil is best.

Freezer Bags: Use GOOD freezer bags! Don't skimp on cheapo freezer bags or your food will taste like plastic!

Meat in Freezer Meals: Thawed meat must be cooked before it can be refrozen. Frozen cooked meat can not be refrozen once thawed.

Freezing Soup: Pour soup into gallon size Ziploc bag. Lay bag of soup flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen, then remove cookie sheet. Doing this allows soup to freeze flat, so it can stack easily with other meals in your freezer.

Flash Marinade: Put raw chicken or beef in a ziploc baggie, pour in your marinade, then freeze. In the thawing process, your meat will be infused with the marinade and ready to cook!

Cooking Noodles: Cook noodles only 3 minutes, drain and immediately run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Noodles will freeze well and not turn to mush if done this way. Tip from freezerchicks blog site!

Slow-Cooking Chicken for the Freezer: You can fill crock pot with chicken breasts and pour a can of chicken broth over meat. Cook on high for 4 hours. Another method that gives the meat more flavor is to layer 1 sliced onion in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook on low for 4 hours or until done. With either of these methods, you need to keep an eye on your meat to make sure you do not overcook. Shred or dice and freeze in 2 cup portions for use in casseroles, tacos, etc...

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Freezing Sandwiches: You can make lunchmeat sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. Just assemble the meat and cheese on bread and place in ziploc sandwich bags. Place all bagged sandwiches into a large ziploc freezer bag. I did this once with cheap sandwich bags and the sandwiches tasted like plastic; however, they taste fine if you use Ziploc bags. **PBJ works too, if bread is a higher quality wheat bread.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sweet and Sour Meatballs by Jen

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