Meatball Casserole

Name: Meatball Casserole
Yield: makes 6 servings
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 pound ground beef; 1 cup saltine cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can mushroom soup, or 1 1/2 cups homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup (page 203); 1 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup chili sauce (such as Heinz)

December 9, 2011

It usually hits you from out of nowhere. You walk into a kitchen and bam!—there it is—a smell so welcoming and so familiar that you find yourself transported to another time and place. Smells are magical like that. Every time Sandy starts to make this dish, her mind becomes filled with fond memories from her childhood of meals shared with her trio of sisters, Yvonne, Yvette, and Kellye. This was her family’s favorite meal growing up, and we hope that it will create as many sweet memories for you as it has for Sandy. Don’t confuse chili sauce with hot pepper sauce or canned chili (been there, done that!). Chili sauce is found in the grocery next to ketchup. We suggest serving this casserole over rice. Try our recipe on page 195.

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