Categories: dinner, freezer meals, not tried

Ingredients

• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 medium onions finely chopped/grated
• 1 zucchini grated
• 4 pounds ground meat (2.5 ground beef and 1.5 pork work very well together)
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 3 to 4 cups store bought or homemade
• sauce
• 3 to 4 gallon freezer bags.

Directions

1. In a large bowl soak bread crumbs in milk for 10 minutes.

2. Grate onion and zucchini.

3. If time is of the essence us 1/2 grated onion and 1/4 cup dried onions.

4. Add onions and remaining ingredients to bread crumb mixture and with your hands blend together until just combined (do not overmix).

5. Meatloaf: Line a loaf pan with saran wrap and place about half of the mixture into lined pan.

6. Form loaf and also wrap in foil.

7. Label and freeze.

8. Meatballs: Using an ice cream scoop make walnut sized meatballs, place on greased cookie sheet, and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until barely done.

9. Label and freeze.

10. Easy homemade sauce: 1 28 to 32 ounce can whole plum tomatoes including juice, chop (I use my hands and simply squeeze the tomatoes until they are finely chopped).

11. Season with 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled (this helps to release the flavor), and 1 tablespoon parsley (2 if you are using fresh parsley).

12. I like to simmer the meatballs in this sauce for 20 minutes, then remove meatballs with slotted spoon and continue to simmer the sauce fore 25 more minutes.

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