# Mmmm. Frozen meatballs. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648 "2005-09-14T18:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/1 "2005-09-14T18:59:55Z")
We had a party a couple of weekends ago. To prepare for this party, we stocked up on foodstuffs from Costco, including a humongous bag of frozen meatballs. We ended up with about 2/3 of the bag left. Now, the meatballs are fairly tasty, for premade frozen meatballs. But my wife and I can’t eat more than, say 18 meatballs between us in one meal. So we’ve cooked pasta a couple of times and put meatballs in the sauce, but we still have half a bag of meatballs left. Here’s where you can help: what other tasty things can we do with these meatballs? I’m not looking for super-fancy highfalutin’ haute cuisine meatball recipes – but if you have one, great. I just want some non-pasta-sauce ideas on how to serve them. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/2 "2005-09-14T19:08:04Z")
Soups: Italian Wedding Soup or Mexican Albondigas SoupAlso, try them instead of stew meat in your favorite beef stew recipe. Ditto in any stroganoff recipe. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/3 "2005-09-14T19:09:54Z")
How about Italian wedding soup? Meatballs, chicken broth, small pasta like orzo and chopped greens (kale or spinach.) I do Greek meatballs sometimes. Similar to Italian, but flavor the sauce with oregano and a pinch of cinnamon and serve with rice, rather than pasta. They’d also be good in a curry sauce of some kind–either Indian or Thai. ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/4 "2005-09-14T19:14:31Z")
Lots of recipes for different meatballs recipes [here](http://www.recipesource.com/cgi-bin/search?search_string=meatballs) at RecipeSource. Some Meatball parm sandwiches. Require a little bit of tomato sauce but not much. Swedish meatballs are one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/5 "2005-09-14T19:15:24Z")
Could you make Swedish meatballs with them, and serve them over egg noodles for a change of pace? How about sweet and sour meatballs, a Southern party favorite? Put them in a crockpot and simmer them with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of Heinz chili sauce. They taste and look a LOT better than they sound. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/6 "2005-09-14T20:31:31Z")
-Chop 'em up and make chili.[Chili afficionados please be kind] -Meatball sandwiches for a “ya’ll come” lunch at work. -Become popular with the neighborhood dogs as you fling them from your kitchen window. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/7 "2005-09-14T20:34:31Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > How about sweet and sour meatballs, a Southern party favorite? Put them in a crockpot and simmer them with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of Heinz chili sauce. They taste and look a LOT better than they sound. Similar idea: a jar of sweet-and-sour sauce from the “Chinese” (in quotes because I have my doubts as to the authenticity of the stuff) food aisle. Add some canned pineapple chunks and some green / red pepper chunks and serve over rice. We’ve done this a time or two. Obviously this would depend on the seasoning in the meatballs - something heavy on the oregano might not go as well with that mixture. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/8 "2005-09-14T20:35:55Z")
1. Fill crockpot with meatballs 2. Pour in 1-2 bottles of **buffalo hot wing sauce** 3. Cook Fantastic by themselves, or put 4-5 on a hoagie roll and top with ranch dressing (or bleu cheese if you wish.) ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/9 "2005-09-14T20:39:52Z")
> [@Max Carnage](#): > > 1. Fill crockpot with meatballs > 2. Pour in 1-2 bottles of **buffalo hot wing sauce** > 3. Cook > > Fantastic by themselves, or put 4-5 on a hoagie roll and top with ranch dressing (or bleu cheese if you wish.) Variation: For step 2, substitute a couple of cans of cream of mushroom soup. Dang good. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/10 "2005-09-14T21:28:58Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > Variation: For step 2, substitute a couple of cans of cream of mushroom soup. Dang good. I second that. One of my co-workers brings that for every potluck, and she’s just not allowed to bring anything else. I think she may throw in some Worcestershire sauce too. Delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmm-frozen-meatballs/321648/11 "2005-09-14T21:44:29Z")
About all I ever do with frozen meatballs is: put about six of 'em in a small saucepan with some tomato sauce. Heat 'em up. Then, put the meatballs on a sub roll with some mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Eat with gusto.