Quick dinner tip

[Mik]

When you need a quick dinner for 2, get:

1/2 jar Rao's marinara
10-12 Rosina's Italian Style meatballs (Wild Fork Foods - $6 a bag, probably 4 meals
6 oz good Italian pasta
cheese and crushed red peppers if desired

With these three you will have as good a plate of red sauce pasta as you will find anywhere.

[George K]

I use that company's meatballs for Swedish meatballs.

Not as good as homemade, but a respectable (when you're lazy) alternative. The sauce will compensate for any flaws in the meatballs.

[Mik]

They aren't as good as mine, but i like their texture and seasoning a lot, and sooo much easier. Sometimes restaurant meatballs are over seasoned.

[George K]

Made Swedish meatballs tonight, using their "Angus Beef" meatballs.

Served over wide egg noodles and some beans on the side.

Sauce?

3 tablespoons margarine or butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 Cup dairy sour cream

Heat margarine in l-quart saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth, dill weed, salt and nutmeg. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute: remove from heat. Stir in sour cream.

My thoughts: Go heavy on the dill weed and nutmeg.

[Mik]

Sounds kind of like meatball stroganoff.

[George K]

@mik not really.

This is Jeff Smith's (The Frugal Gourmet) recipe for Swedish Meatballs. His recipe had the instructions for making the meatballs from scratch. I gave up on that, and went with the frozen. Scratch not worth the effort.

However, the sauce is exactly his recipe.

[Jolly]

Make your meatballs up ahead of time and freeze.

[George K]

@jolly said in Quick dinner tip:

Make your meatballs up ahead of time and freeze.

I've done that, and probably will in the future.