If you are looking for an easy appetizer recipe that takes only 3 ingredients and you have a crock pot, then this Game Day Easy Meatball Recipe is for you! I have partnered with Rosina Food Products to bring you this delicious, family favorite recipe.

Tossing the ingredients together is going to take you less than 5 minutes. It’s a simple matter of
opening a bottle of chili sauce and a jar of grape jelly, dumping them in the crock pot and mixing it all together. Add a bag of Rosina Homestyle Meatballs, found in the frozen section at the store. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

This post is sponsored by The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA). All opinions are my own. For more inspiration during #FrozenFoodMonth, be sure to check out delicious ideas from NFRA at EasyHomeMeals.com #MFFM2025

Why Rosina Homestyle Meatballs?

Rosina homestyle meatballs are the closest to the homemade texture and taste that I have been able to find. I find that the quality of the ingredients and being oven baked before frozen provides the right meatball consistency for this recipe.

While the recipe prep is quick and easy, they do take a few hours to cook. You can speed up the process by cooking on high or even cooking on a stove top until everything is heated through. However (and this is strictly our opinion), these meatballs taste best when they are cooked low and slow.

What is great about this recipe is that it is flexible – you could add the 52oz party pack bag of Rosina Homestyle Meatballs to the crockpot and still have enough sauce for them. It really comes down to preference and how big of a group you need to feed.

If, on the odd chance, you have leftovers of this delicious appetizer we’re sharing some of our favorite leftover ideas at the end of this post.

Easy Game Day Meatball Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 ounce jar Grape Jelly
• 12 ounce jar Chili Sauce
• 26 ounce Rosina Homestyle Meatballs, frozen

Directions

• Step 1: In the base of the crockpot add your jelly and chili sauce, mix them together.

• Step 2: Add the frozen meatballs and mix them in the sauce.

• Step 3: Cook on low for about 3-4 hours, high for about 2-3.

A Few Thoughts:

• If you’re feeding a crowd you can easily use the 52oz party pack bag of Rosina Homestyle Meatballs to the crockpot as there is plenty of sauce.
• Take the recipe up another notch by adding thinly slice sweet onions for another layer of flavor and especially delicious if you use the leftovers for meatball subs.
• If you don’t want the recipe as sweet lessen the amount of jelly and add more chili sauce.

5 Easy Crock Pot Meatball Leftover Meal Ideas

• Add them to a bowl of rice or pasta and sprinkle with scallions
• Use them on top of salad for a great source of flavor and protein
• Add some additional ingredients like lettuce and cheese to make meatball wraps for lunch
• Create meatball sliders for an appetizer or a fast meal
• Add to mac & cheese for a delicious meal to please the family

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It’s a recipe that is easy and quick to make which is our favorite kind of recipe.

The most time-consuming part of the entire process is cooking the bacon. I ended up cooking the bacon in the microwave because I was in a hurry and didn’t want to mess around with pan frying or baking it.

Of course, if you need a vegetarian option simply skip the bacon. If you’d like you could add sautéed mushrooms to add a bit more flavor to the dip. 

Other than that, this recipe requires opening a couple of packages and dumping the ingredients in an oven safe dish. I love recipes that take minimal effort especially if I’m busy prepping for a party.

This dish requires minimal effort. Chop up the Velveeta and place it, along with some cream cheese, in an oven safe pan.

Toss in some thawed, drained spinach. Let the spinach sit in the strainer for a few minutes and then press the spinach against the strainer to remove as much water as possible before adding to the dish.

Add a half can of mild Ro*Tel tomatoes to the Velveeta, cream cheese and spinach.

Toss in the crisp crumbled bacon in the dish.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted and everything is hot.

Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces Velveeta Cheese
4 ounces cream cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked crisply & crumbled
5 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1/2 can (10 ounces) of Ro*Tel Diced Tomatoes, mild

DIRECTIONS

Place all ingredients into an oven safe dish. Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until all cheese is melted. Remove from oven, mix well. Serve with tortilla chips. Enjoy!

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Although there are several steps required to assemble these tasty morsels, the results are well worth the effort.

I typically don’t share labor-intensive recipes like this but these are so good.

If you have some extra time you’ll be so glad you made these.

It takes some time to caramelize the onions, so this recipe is designed to give you plenty of left overs for your efforts.

What you don’t use in this recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a week, or they can be frozen for later use.

They are great to have on hand, because they are absolutely delicious on sandwiches, in soups, or on top of your favorite pizza.

Savory Puff Pastry Bites with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms Ingredients

1 package frozen puff pastry
2 eggs, beaten
flour, for rolling

Caramelized Onions:
4 large yellow onions
¼ c. unsalted butter
3 T. dry white wine
salt and pepper, to taste

Marinated Mushrooms:
8 oz. sliced baby Portobello mushrooms, cleaned and patted dry
¼ c. Marsala wine
salt and pepper, to taste
2 T. olive oil
8 oz. Applewood smoked cheddar, grated
3 T. fresh thyme, leaves only

TIP: Put the cheese in the freezer for 10 minutes before grating for best results.

Savory Puff Pastry Bites with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms Directions

Thaw puff pastry overnight in the refrigerator.

In a medium glass bowl, combine mushrooms and Marsala wine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss to coat. Marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature. Drain excess moisture before cooking.

Heat 2 T. olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add marinated mushrooms and sauté until browned and tender, approximately 5 – 7 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Set aside.

To caramelize onions, slice off both ends and remove the papery outer layers. Cut onion in half lengthwise (from tip to root). Then cut each half across the middle to form four sections. Cut each section lengthwise into strips.

Tip: Don’t cut the onions too thin, or they may burn while cooking.

Over medium heat, melt butter in a large skillet with high sides. (For best results, do not use a non-stick pan). Add onions and stir with a wooden spoon until coated with butter.

Cook onions over medium heat for approximately 45 – 50 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so to ensure they cook evenly and don’t stick to the pan. The exact cooking time will vary based on several factors, including the age of the onions and how many you cook at one time.

Once the onions reach the desired depth of color, add white wine to deglaze the bottom of the pan. Add more liquid if necessary to scrape up all the brown bits and then salt and pepper the onions, to taste. Remove from heat and let cool in pan until ready to use. Once cool, transfer any unused onions to an airtight container for future use.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Cut thawed puff pastry dough in half and roll out on a lightly floured surface. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the puff pastry sheet into 32 equally sized rectangles. (See picture). Transfer puff pastry pieces to a prepared baking sheet and place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Repeat the above steps for the other half of the puff pastry.

Remove baking sheets from freezer and let sit for a couple of minutes before brushing each piece with the beaten egg.

Carefully arrange equal amounts of grated cheddar cheese, caramelized onions and sautéed mushrooms on each piece of puff pastry. Sprinkle each with fresh thyme leaves.

Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes before rotating each baking sheet to ensure the pastry bites cook evenly. Continue cooking until the pastry is golden brown, approximately 8-10 minutes.

Yield: 64 appetizers
Total Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Looking for something new and delicious to serve at your next brunch get together with girlfriends? I have the perfect idea for you, Stuffed Cornbread Bites. This recipe combines the deliciousness of cornbread with the goodness of a black bean and corn salsa. It is quick and easy to make and looks pretty on the table.

My girlfriends know that while the food will be delicious and the wine ever flowing everything else will be pretty simple. As much as I’d like to decorate and make pretty table displays I simply don’t have the time or energy.

My house will be mostly clean (just keepin’ it honest, I’m always jealous of those bloggers that show photos of their perfect home and stunning tablescapes, I need to accept that it’s never going to happen here). However, there will be great conversations and, at the end of the day, that’s all that really matters…..to reconnect with my friends.

Traveling as much as I do we can go months without seeing one another so brunch at my house has become standard when I’m home.

Don’t think you have to have the “perfect” everything before you invite friends over, just pick up the phone and call. In a pinch you can meet at a park and pack a picnic. This recipe travels well and can be served at room temperature.

What I love most about making stuffed cornbread bites is that the filling is easy to switch up. Short on time, open a can of chili, drain of the liquid and use the remaining ingredients to fill the cornbread.

Prefer something a little sweeter? Spoon jam into the centers. It is such a versatile recipe that it shows up quite often on my brunch table.

I used P.A.N. Cornmeal to make the corn muffins. P.A.N. is the number one cornmeal in South America, but it’s finally making its way into kitchens across the USA. Cornmeal is a staple food around the world, which means I could host an ethnic food night at my house and probably cook my way around the world using cornmeal.

Be sure to visit the P.A.N. Cornmeal tumblr page for a little culinary exploration and recipe ideas at https://panrecipes.tumblr.com.

Ok, let me show you how easy it is to make. Gather together all the ingredients you’ll need for the cornbread muffins.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and the wet ingredients together in a smaller bowl and then combine the two together.

Place cupcake liners in a muffin tin and then add cornbread mixture. Cups should be about 2/3rds full the recipe will make 12 cornbread muffins.

After the muffins are baked and cooled remove the centers and fill with ingredients of choice. That’s it. Easy. Peasy.

Stuffed Cornbread Bites Recipe

1 cup P.A.N. cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup oil
1 cup milk

FOR SALSA

1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1/8 cup chopped onion
1-2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 cup feta cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl combine the P.A.N. cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix well.

In a small bowl mix together the egg, oil and milk. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry stirring well.

Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners. Fill cupcake wells 2/3rds full.

Place in oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool.

SALSA Directions:

In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients.

ASSEMBLE

Using a spoon or melon baller remove the centers of the muffin. Fill with salsa. Serve at room temperature.

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Sausage Pinwheels Recipe

Sausage Pinwheels Ingredients

2 package crescent rolls dough or thin pizza crust (both work)
1-8oz package cream cheese
1-16oz package of bulk breakfast sausage

Sausage Pinwheels Directions

Fry breakfast sausage according to package directions. When sausage is done, add cream cheese and mix until combined. Remove from heat.

Unroll crescent rolls onto a greased cookie sheet. (Tip: Pillsbury now makes the crescent rolls in a sheet so that you don’t have to press seems together.) P

ress seams together if needed.

Divide the sausage mixture in half and spread on each of the crescent sheets.

Starting from the shortest end roll dough into a log.

Cut into pinwheels. (I cut mine thick and hearty)

Place cut side up on a n greased cookie sheet and cook at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

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Not only is it easy to make at home, but it’s also a great way avoid added sugars and preservatives found in store-bought versions.

Lets make a simple and flavorful homemade applesauce that you can customize to your taste preferences. I’m sharing a step-by-step guide complete with photos along the way.

So grab some apples and let’s get cooking!

How To Make This 2-Ingredient Homemade Applesauce

Homemade Applesauce Supplies

• Medium sized sauce pan,
• Sieve
• Slotted Spoon
• Freezer/Storage Containers

Here’s what my sieve looks like. I don’t even know if you can buy these anymore.

Alan’s aunt gave this to us a long time ago and she had used it for years so I really have no idea how old it is.

Still works perfectly for us. I would check thrift stores and yard sales to see if you can stumble across one.

Homemade Applesauce Ingredients

• Apples
• Water
• OPTIONAL: sugar & cinnamon

Homemade Applesauce Directions

STEP 1

Start with a nice selection of freshly picked apples. Be sure to rinse them off.

Step 2

Cut off any bad spots from the apples.

You don’t have to toss the entire apple just cut away the bruise.

The rest of the apple is good to eat.

Step 3

After you cut away the bad part, cut the apples into quarters.

Step 4

Add the quartered apples to a pan of boiling water.

You don’t need a lot of water in the pan. Maybe about a 1/4 of the way full.

You’re basically going to use this to soften the apples.

Step 5

Cover and cook the apples for approximately 10 minutes.

They need to be very soft, the softer the better.

Step 6

Using a slotted spoon remove the apples from the water and place in the sieve. Using the wooden dowel push the apples through the sieve.

Continue smashing the apples through the sieve until you are left with just peels, seeds, and stems. Clean this out between each batch of sauce.

Step 7

When you smash the apples through the sieve the sauce will stick to the outsides, be sure to scrape it down into your bowl of sauce.

My applesauce takes on a pink hue because I leave the peels on.

However, if you don’t like the color then you can peel the apples prior to cooking.

Continue until you have cooked and smashed all your apples.

Step 8

Add sugar, cinnamon or nutmeg to your taste. I leave mine plain and add later if needed.

Step 9

Let cool and place in storage containers.

If you are going to freeze your applesauce be sure to let it cool completely before placing in the freezer.

Yum, freshly made applesauce.

Homemade Applesauce Directions Without Photos

• Cube up your apples (core, peel and all)
• Toss into a medium to large size sauce pan that is filled about a quarter of the way with water. Bring the water to a soft boil.
• Toss in the apples, cook until softened (10-ish minutes)
• Using a slotted spoon remove apples from pan and place into a sieve. Mush apples through sieve into a bowl.
• Remove remains from inside the sieve (set aside for compost pile).
• Repeat until all the apples are cooked and sauced.
• Let cool.
• Place in appropriate storage containers.

More Apple Recipes To Try Out:

Apple Cheesecake

Apple Butternut Squash Casserole with Bacon-Pecan Topping

Apple and Cranberry Chicken Salad Recipe

Easy Apple Crisp

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At the time, I was completely clueless about it and that left me puzzled since I’m Canada’s neighbor.

Needless to say, we have become well acquainted since then.

Still not sure how something like this escaped my notice.

Although, after discovering poutine I’m wondering what other delicious foods I’m missing out on.

For those that have no idea what I’m talking about poutine, in its most basic form, is french fries with cheese curds and brown gravy.

They can, however, be served with other toppings. I like topping them with  bbq pork, but I bet bacon would be tasty as well.

I knew I was going to have to try making these at home. It really isn’t difficult I’d just never thought about putting these ingredients together.

• Velveeta cheese (because it melts beautifully and can be chopped into a curd size) or you can use whatever cheese or cheese curds you prefer
• French fries, your choice, but I’m a fan of Ore-Idea Crispers
• Beef gravy
• Ready to eat bbq pork (because some days I’m lazy like that)

Making it was a lot easier than I thought!

I kind of wish it would have been terribly time-consuming so I would never want to make it again.

Poutine is definitely NOT diet-friendly, but it’s so good it’s worth indulging in the extra calories on occassion.

INGREDIENTS

2-4 ounces of Velveeta cheese, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 bag of frozen french fries
1/2 cup of brown gravy
1/2 cup of bbq pork

DIRECTIONS

Bake french fries according to package directions. While french fries are baking cut Velveeta into bite size chunks, heat gravy and bbq pork according to package directions. Place a layer of fries on an oven safe plate.

Top with cheese

Then top with gravy

Finally, add bbq pork

Repeat. Place back in 300 degree oven for just a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.  Remove from oven and enjoy.

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