Snowy Day Dinner

So I opened my fridge last night to find not much besides ground beef, cranberry sauce, bacon and brussel sprouts.  I was feeling a little creative so decided to put my cooking skills to the test. This is what I came up with:

Cranberry Meatballs

Cranberry Meatballs

1 pkg of ground beef

half cup of bread crumbs

1 tbsp of garlic

half an onion finely chopped

1 tbsp of oregano

1 tbsp of parmesan cheese

a splash of worchestershire sauce

1 egg

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all of the above ingredients.

Form the meatballs and put it on a pan and pop it into the oven for 20 minutes.  After 20 minutes, pour cranberry sauce over the meatballs and place back in the oven for 5 minutes and serve!

 

Bacon Brussel Sprouts 

Bacon Brussel Sprouts

Brussel sprouts (as many as you can eat!)
Bacon (as much as you like!)
Dash of salt and pepper
1 clove of garlic (if you like)
Pinch of each rosemary and thyme
A few splashes of water

Sautee up the bacon in a sauce pan until golden.  Add remaining ingredients.  Cover sauce pan and simmer for approximately 7-8 minutes until brussel sprouts are bright green.  Serve!

To my surprise, these recipes went over quite well with the family! As much as I know everyone loves brussel sprouts, this recipe was actually great because you could not taste the brussel in the sprout - it was more like bacon sprouts! Served with jasmine rice, I was actually impressed with the combination of tastes in both dishes and would actually definetely make this meal again!