Dressed-Up Meatballs

1 pound frozen fully cooked meatballs
1 small onion, sliced
2 medium carrots, julienned
1 small green pepper, julienned
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jar (12 oz) sweet-and-sour sauce
4-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
Hot cooked rice

Thaw meatballs and place in a microwave safe dish; top with onion, carrots, green pepper, and garlic. Combine sauces; pour over meatballs.
Cover and microwave on high 6-8 minutes or until veggies are tender and meatballs are heated through; stir and microwave another 3-4 minutes. Serve with rice.

Dinner Divas: Thaw overnight, place in microwave safe dish and follow instructions above.

Italian Sausage Soup

1 (16 oz.) package sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 cup celery, minced
1 cup carrots, minced
3 (14 oz.) cans beef broth
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic
1 (16 oz.) cans great northern beans, drained
2 cups ditalini
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1. In large Dutch oven, cook sausage, onion, celery, and carrot over medium-high heat until sausage is browned and crumbles

2. Drain well

3. Stir in broth, tomatoes and beans; bring to a boil over med-high heat

4. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 min.

5. Add pasta; simmer for 8-10 min., or until pasta is tender

6. Stir in salt and pepper

7. serve


Thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat in pot on stove until warm.

Hope you all will enjoy this. If you don't then blame Wes because he cooked it :)

Lindsey