Barbequed Meatballs

Every SuperBowl that Dave and I have been together, we enjoy a large spread of food, yelling and snarky remarks during the halftime show. It's tradition, why muck it up?

Dave's signature dish... Meatballs. Handmade meatballs from a recipe book he loves.

"Colorado Quilters Cookbook"

Barbequed Meatballs

1 5 ox can evaporated milk
1 pd ground beef
1 pd ground sausage
1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder


Sauce:

1 can ketchup
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chopped onion
2 teaspoons liquid smoke

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients and shape into large balls - use ice cream scoop. Place in a single layer on a flat-bottomed 9x13 2 inch casserole dish (We just use a cookie sheet). Bake for 1 hour




Variation:

The recipe calls for pouring the sauce over the meatballs, we skip that step and cook them without the sauce and then let them sit in the crockpot in the sauce for about an hour before kickoff!

Notes: Can be Frozen

Spicy Salsa Cheese Sauce for Nachos or dipping

It is SuperBowl time! I love SuperBowl, I love the commercials, the fans, the way the players play.. it's like watching High school kids play the game of a lifetime. I'm enthralled!

As always, Dave and I sat down with a menu plan yesterday to figure out that we are going to make.

This year I chose nachos to go with all of our other foods but I wanted to make it in the crock pot so people could use the cheese for a variety of things and so the flavor had a few hours to meld together.

Spicy Salsa Cheese

Ingredients:

2 pounds Velvetta Cheese, cut up
8 oz Cream Cheese, Cut up
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
1 cup of salsa
Package of pepperoni slices and cut in half



Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low, stirring occasionally until cheese is melted and mixture is hot. Keep warm in slow cooker.

Tip: I thinned it out a little with Evaporated milk when needed to keep it pourable over some warm tortilla chips!



Happy Football Day!!