Frozen meatballs - which brand is best? (burger, bread, crockpot)
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I used store bought frozen meatballs in the crockpot tonight (covered with marinara sauce) and they tasted okay but I don't like finding bone chips in my meat. Does anyone know of a good brand that doesn't have the occasional bone chip? It makes me cringe. This is the same reason I can never eat a "Whataburger" again. I ate there once and after the third bone chip in three bites, I had to toss my burger away. Gross!
We're home locally to a big producer of prepared meatballs and their Mama Lucia meatballs are pretty good. If I have one complaint its that they add turkey to the pork and beef but the taste is still good. They're a good size, small, so you can put them in hoagie rolls and not have to worry about them falling out. I think many meatballs have turkey in them so maybe the high end prepared meatballs are better but also more expensive.
I have never found any frozen meatballs that don't taste like dog food. I love the idea of just dumping out some frozen ones, but I just can't like any that I've tried.
OK so here's the solution. One Sunday, buy about 5 lbs of good ground beef, and spend a couple hours making your own, cook them in the oven at 350 for about a half hour, then freeze in freezer bags. That's what I do.
The only way to have meatballs as Claud said, is to make them yourself. I use ground pork and beef, a lot of grated Parm. cheese, Panko bread crumbs, parsley, cloves of garlic, minced onion. I fry mine and always make extra to freeze.
The only way to have meatballs as Claud said, is to make them yourself. I use ground pork and beef, a lot of grated Parm. cheese, Panko bread crumbs, parsley, cloves of garlic,1 egg, minced onion. I fry mine and always make extra to freeze.
I actually love the taste and texture of frozen meatballs. One of the best brands I have ever tried is "Cooked Perfect". They taste almost home made to me. Here is their website:
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