Looking for a way to get your kids to eat vegetables? Trying to find that perfect cheese sauce to go on your macaroni and cheese? Want a great cheese fondue for your next party (or to eat by yourself)? Then this is the recipe for you to try! It's very cheesy and very delicious and goes well with most foods! Let us know in the comments if you try it, and what you pair it with!
A tip: if you want the sauce to be thicker, add more cheese (1/4 cup at a time), if you want the sauce to be thinner, add more milk (1/4 cup at a time) Ingredients: 4 cups of Italian cheese blend shredded 2 cups of mild or sharp cheddar cheese (either works) 1 cup of parmesan cheese (can be shredded or grated) 4-5 garlic cloves minced 2 tablespoons of olive oil 2 cups of milk (we use 2%, 1% or whole milk will work as well) 1/2-1 tablespoon of Italian herbs 1/2-1 tablespoon of onion granules (can use powder as well) 2-3 teaspoons of parsley flakes 3-4 teaspoons of chicken bouillon powder 1 cup of water 2 separate tablespoons of cold water 1 tablespoon of cornstarch Directions: 1. In a large pot, sauté garlic cloves in the olive oil until lightly browned (watch carefully, it will burn quickly) 2. Add in water and chicken bouillon powder 3. Stir in milk, cook until simmering (slightly boiling, do NOT overboil, milk will curdle) 4. Add in Italian herbs, onion granules, and parsley flakes 5. Stir in Italian cheese, cheddar cheese, and parmesan cheese 6. Stir and let simmer until cheese is melted completely (it may not be combined yet with the milk, that's okay, just go to the next step) 7. Mix together cold water and cornstarch 8. Pour cornstarch mixture into the pot 9. Stir sauce until cheese and milk are fully incorporated together (the cheese should not be separate from the milk, it should resemble a sauce at this point) 10. Serve over pasta, vegetables, place in a fondue pot, or whatever else you would like to do with it! 11. Enjoy!
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Who doesn't love meatballs? This recipe is super versatile as well, you can use all ground beef, all ground turkey, lean ground beef, higher quality ground sirloin, or a combination of any of those! This is our version of meatballs and we use lean ground beef and lean turkey just because then you can load up on pasta and garlic bread! (AND CHEESE) 🧀 Let us know in the comments if you try out this recipe! This recipe serves 4 people and takes around 1-1.5 hours to make at most.
Ingredients: 1-2 lbs of 85-90% lean ground beef (typically we do 1.5 ish lbs) 1 lb of 90-99% lean turkey 1 white or yellow or sweet onion medium sized diced 2-4 cloves of garlic minced 2 tablespoons of ketchup 1 tablespoon of yellow or honey mustard (usually do honey mustard for a little sweetness) 1/4-1/2 cup of parmesan cheese grated 1 medium egg (large is fine too) 3-4 teaspoons of onion powder 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic (spreads the garlic flavor further) 2-3 teaspoons of Italian herbs Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 400 F on BROIL (if you don't have broil, baking works too, it might take longer for the meatballs to cook) 2. Combine together all of the ingredients until mixed evenly 3. Form mixture into 1-inch sized balls (if you want it smaller it will cook faster, larger will cook longer) and place balls into disposable 8x11 pan with raised edges (any size will work, just make sure it has raised edges because grease will come off of the meatballs and make an awful mess of your oven if the edges aren't at least 1 inch in height. 4. Cook the meatballs for 20 minutes, flip them at the 10 minute mark (when you cook on broil, it cooks from the top of the oven, making the bottom of the meatballs not cook at all. you must flip the meatballs over individually halfway through or else you'll have raw meatballs 😷 ). The meatballs should be completely cooked through with NO pink in the middle (we always grab the bigger ones and the ones in the middle of the pan and cut them open after we cook them to double check and make sure they are done.) If necessary pop them back into the oven until there is no more pink in the middle. 5. Serve with tomato sauce and pasta and garlic bread, in french bread as a sub sandwich, or just on their own or any way you please! 6. Enjoy! P.S. These meatballs are great appetizers as well! Just put a toothpick in them and dip them in sauces such as tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic and cheese sauce, and more or even put the meatballs out and let your guests choose their own sauces to dip them in! |
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