Stephanie Ashcraft of 101 Things to do with a Cake Mix fame, has done it again. This time the focus was meatballs and this book, like the other twelve ‘101′ books, comes through. Nothing is faster than prepared meatballs in the struggle to get dinner on the table quickly and many of the recipes in this book are ready in 30 minutes or less.
Each recipes uses very few ingredients and relies on a base of frozen meatballs. Keep in mind that though the book is endorsed by Rich Foods, you can easily substitute homemade meatballs for any of the recipes, provided they are frozen first as the cooking times take that into account.
This isn’t all spaghetti and meatballs either; with recipes like Meatball Jalapeno Poppers, Chipotle Meatball Pasta and Italian Focaccia Meatball Sandwiches there is lots of variation and something for everyone.
I made Crowd-Pleasing Meatball Chili (pictured above right) and Thai Pizza and both were very good. The kids especially love meatballs and chili so that combo is a real winner for them. There are far more recipes that I plan to try since I happen to think meatballs are one of the finest foods ever invented. This is one of those books you’ll find yourself turning to whenever dinner needs to be done FAST, and you won’t be disappointed.
You can find a copy of 101 Things to do with Meatballs at Amazon.com.