What's Cooking Wednesday - Grape & Tomato Meatballs

I love meatballs, but I find them a pain in the ass to make. Oddly enough I refuse to buy frozen meatballs because I think they cost too much when you consider how easy they are to make. Yeah, I'm weird like that. This recipe manages to solve the dilemma for me.



Grape & Tomato Meatballs

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 1/2 cups bruschetta
1/3 cup grape jam
1 tbsp lemon juice

Boil a pot of water. Form hamburg into ball. Drop meatballs in boiling water. Set timer for 7 minutes after the last one is in.

When timer rings, drain water and place meatballs in slow cooker. In meatball pot add bruschetta with as much liquid as possible, grape jam and lemon juice. Heat and stir. Add to slow cooker and stir until meatballs are coated. Set slow cooker for two hours. Serve with mashed potatoes and veggies.

Recipes Notes: Well the recipe wasn't a huge hit. I have another recipe for meatballs that mixes a box of stuffing with the ground beef and Mike said those tasted better than these. To be fair not a lot of the bruschetta taste transfered to the meatballs. I did LOVE how easy it was to prepare the meatballs. No fiddling around with a frying pan or oven. I actually used 2 pounds of meat so there was lots of leftovers. Tonight I added them to a jar of spaghetti sauce and they made a much better impression. These would be great for a cocktail party as they're a pretty firm meatball. Also since you're boiling them they aren't greasy. All the grease stays in the water. They also end up being a lot cheaper than frozen meatballs. Especially since I bought the ground beef on sale for $1.32 a pound. Add a bottle of gourmet bbq sauce (like Diana's for example) and you're good to go. So it's a 2.5/5 for the recipe, but a 5/5 for the preparation.