Meatballs / Meatloaf Mixture

Last week a picked up my order of hamburger from Zaycon foods!

I wish I could get fresh (not frozen) beef from my father-in-law but that’s not how they do it where we get the cows processed.  I love Zaycon foods, their meat is just as good as my father-in-laws!

You might think I’m crazy for getting 40lbs of hamburger, that doesn’t come packaged. At times I think I am! I love having easy meals ready to go in my freezer. Sometimes I just don’t want to take the time to thaw, make meatballs then bake them.

For me it is easier to just take one day and mix everything together (bake if needed) and package it for when I need an easy/fast meal!

This is what i made this time

• 24 lbs of meatballs
• 8 lbs of meatloaf
• 8 lbs of hamburger patties

This recipe is so easy and delicious! I often find my kiddos sneaking into the meatballs that are cooling! 

I love having easy dinners in the freezer.

When I make these I use Gluten Free Old Fashion oats and put them in a food processor to break the oats into smaller pieces. If you don’t want to use oats, sub 3 cups bread crumbs. 

What do you use meatballs in? Here are a few of my go to meatball dinner ideas.

• Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Meatballs –can be used as a appetizer
• Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Meatballs and Mashed potatoes

 

If you are interested in Zaycon Foods feel free to use my referral Zayconfresh.com/refer/zf14716

Hawaiian Haystacks

Did you have these growing up? My mom used to make them for us all of the time. This is a good meal to up leftover veggies, chicken or rice!
We haven’t had these in two years because I couldn’t find an EASY substitute for the Cream of Chicken soup. (I probably didn’t look very hard)
The other night I found an easy peasy recipe that I thought tasted great, found here.
I’m so excited to start having these on a regular basis.

Smothered Bean and Rice Burritos

 

I REALLY like this dish!

Do you have a favorite salsa? Do you think using different bands change the over all flavor?

hum…….

My new favorite is the Great Value picante sauce (mild) from Wal-mart. I love the flavor and think it goes really well with this meal. 

If you have leftover refried beans or rice this is a great recipe to use them up. 

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adapted from amysfinerthings.com

Pizza- Deep Dish & Quick and Easy Gluten Free

 

We like to do pizza and movie night every Friday night!

I think homemade pizza is better then anything else. (Although I would never turn down the other stuff.)  About 5 years ago I found Crystal at everydayfoodstorage.net  Her 30 minute homemade pizza dough recipe has been our favorite ever since the first time I made it.

We MISS Crystals recipe and have struggled to find a good substitute.  About a month ago we found one! I think it will be our new GF favorite! Premium gold makes a good  ‘Gluten Free Flax & Ancient Grains All-purpose Flour’ you can buy it off their website or at Costco. I’m excited to try more of their recipes!

 

What do you like to top your pizza with?

Crispy Black Bean Tacos

 

I’m on a little black bean kick. Every recipe I come across with beans in it I have the need to try it. I can’t help myself I must make them!

This is a great quick and easy lunch or dinner.

Black Bean Soup

 

I don’t know what it is about this soup but we LOVE it!

It is pretty cheap, extremely easy and supper yummy!

It is one of the meals that I make for my sweet husband every week for him to take on the road.

It uses Bush’s seasoned Black Beans. I have found it in Wal-mart and Smith’s, not every store carries it.  One day I’m going to try and recreate it but for now $.89a can at Wal-mart isn’t that bad.

I like to serve this with the oven-baked brown rice.

Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti

 

I LOOOVE spaghetti!

I could probably eat it at least three times a week.

I’ll eat it ANY way! Quick and easy from a jar (or can), from scratch, from a restaurant, or from any loving person that wants to make it for me. WINK WINK 

This is one of our favorite ways to eat spaghetti.

Before we were Gluten Free I made this with whole wheat pasta. Now I like to make this with a corn and rice blend. You can use 100% rice but I think it gets a little mushy.