I Miss The Blue Parrot Meatballs Food

LADY AND THE TRAMP SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients and 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce in a medium bowl. Shape the meat mixture into 25 (1-inch) meatballs. Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add the meatballs, and cook 6 minutes, browning on all sides. Stir in remaining pasta sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until the meatballs are done, stirring occasionally. Serve the meatballs over spaghetti, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat two large, rimmed baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the Blue Cheese Sauce: Stir together the blue cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the meatballs: Pulse the celery, onion and bell pepper in a food processor until finely minced. Combine the minced vegetables with the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg and House Seasoning (see recipe below) in a large bowl. Shape the mixture into 48 1-inch meatballs and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the meatballs begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Turn the meatballs. Cook until the meatballs are browned and cooked through, about 10 more minutes.
• While the meatballs bake, combine the butter, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted. Add the cooked meatballs to the saucepan and turn to coat. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve. Serve the meatballs with the blue cheese sauce, celery sticks and sprinkle with parsley.
• Stir together the garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika, pepper and salt in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container.

I MISS THE BLUE PARROT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Shape mixture into 8 large balls (about the size of a baseball). Place on a baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes at 350 degrees. Add to your favorite marinara sauce and serve with pasta.
• Or make 12 tennis ball sized meatballs and bake for 45 minutes.
• Or make 24 golf ball sized meatballs and bake for 30 minutes.
• Or make 48 gumball sized meatballs and bake for 20 minutes.
• Random Advice: If your raw meatballs are ugly and not perfectly round - they will NOT look any better after you cook them. I was hoping they would magically look perfect after baking - but they don't -- Still ugly. Shape your meatballs with care. Don't worry - the sauce will cover them!
• Line your baking sheet with foil for easy clean up.
• I don't like to touch raw meat - so I wear two sandwich baggies on my hands when rolling balls since I don't have plastic kitchen gloves. We also use a potato masher to mix up everything. I know hands work better - but I just won't touch it. I don't like other people touching my food either -- just sayin!
• You can cry a little about your delicious meatballs -- now go and enjoy!

BRAT'S, SPAGHETTI SAUCE AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In large pot saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is softened.
• Add tomato paste and stir into olive oil until completely mixed .
• Stir in tomato sauce and tomatoes.
• Slowly mix in the 4 cups of water.
• Add bay leaves,.
• oregano, basil, salt, pepper, sugar and stir well.
• Bring to a boil then turn down and simmer for one hour.
• For your meatballs combine the beef, finely minced garlic, Italian bread crumbs, basil, oregano, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt and pepper and mix together well.
• Shape into 1 inch size meatballs and place on a cookie sheet.
• Bake meatballs in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• Add meatballs to the sauce after 1 hour of cooking sauce.
• Continue to cook the sauce and meatballs 1 more hour or longer if you like.
• Uncover the sauce during the last half hour to thicken up the sauce.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Serve sauce and meatballs over spaghetti.

SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix ingredients thoroughly by hand or with kitchen aid with paddle attachment.
• Roll into balls, 2-3 ounces each.
• Bake at 250° until internal temperature is 165° (about 45 minutes).
• Another option is to pan fry in olive oil for a crispier, more browned exterior.

STUFFED MANICOTTI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Prepare the alfredo sauce. Melt the butter in a med. saucepan. Whisk in cream and Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Simmer for 15 minutes on low heat, being careful not to boil or let stick. Remove from heat.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare the filling. In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, 2 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg and seasonings.
• Make sure shells are drained well.
• Spread a thin layer of alfredo sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Using a pastry bag or zip-top bag, fill the shells and arrange them on the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce on top of the shells. Cover and bake for 35-40 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake 10 minutes more or until cheese is just melted, but not browned and manicotti shells are heated through.

SLOW COOKED SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Sauté onions and garlic in oil in a saucepan.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on LOW.
• Mix together all meatball ingredients except for oil.
• Form into small meatballs, then brown on all sides in oil in a saucepan.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Add to sauce.
• Cover, and cook on LOW 4-5 hours.