Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine egg, milk, and oil. Add all at once to dry mixture and stir. Do not beat muffin mixture - it should be a little lumpy. Fold in chocolate chips. Add grated orange peel for a little zest.

Grease muffin tray and fill with mixture to about 2/3 full. Bake in a 400F degree oven for about 20 minutes until golden.

Making Apple Cider from Apple Juice

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of whole allspice
1 teaspoon of whole cloves
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
3- inch stick cinnamon, broken up
2 quarts of apple juice

Directions:
Stir everything together in a saucepan and heat until just simmering. Let steep for at least 20 minutes or up to half an hour. Strain out the spices and serve into warmed mugs. This recipe will serve around 8 people.

Hot Apple Cider

Ingredients:
8 cups apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole cloves
some orange rind (orange peeling)

Directions:
Mix apple cider and brown sugar together in a pot. Stir until sugar dissolves. Put cinnamon sticks, cloves, and orange rind in a spice bag (or wrap in cheese cloth and tie with string). Put the bag in the pot. Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.

Serves 6.

Applesauce your kids will love

Ingredients:
•2 small red apples
•2 tbsp. lemon juice
•2 tsp. sugar
•2 pinches of cinnamon

Utensils:
•knife
•blender or food processor
•measuring spoons
•serving bowls

Directions:
1.Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces. Throw out the core.
2.Put the apple pieces and lemon juice into the blender or food processor. Blend until the mixture is very smooth.
3.Pour the mixture into two small bowls and stir in the sugar and cinnamon.
4.Enjoy your awesome applesauce!

Serves: 2

Peanut Butter Muffins

Ingredients:
•2 eggs
•1 c. milk
•¼ c. banana (about 1 banana), mashed with a fork
•¼ c. peanut butter
•1/3 c. vegetable oil
•¼ c. frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed (left out of the freezer until it's soft)
•¼ c. nonfat dry milk
•2¼ c. flour
•1½ tsp. baking powder
•1 tsp. baking soda
•nonstick cooking spray

Utensils:
•fork
•small bowl
•large bowl
•mixing spoon
•muffin/cupcake tin
•paper muffin/cupcake liners
•wire rack
•measuring cups and spoons

Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 350° F.
2.In a small bowl, break the eggs and use a fork to beat them a little bit.
3.In a large bowl, combine the milk, mashed banana, peanut butter, vegetable oil, apple juice, dry milk, and the eggs from the small bowl. Mix with a mixing spoon until the mixture is creamy.
4.Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda into the large bowl. Mix again.
5.Line a muffin tine with paper liners or lightly spray with nonstick spray. Spoon in the muffin mix. Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 of the way up.
6.Bake for about 15 minutes.
7.When your muffins are finished baking, remove from muffin tin and cool them on the wire rack. Then it's time to taste and share!
Serves: 12

Frozen Yogart Pops

Ingredients:

•1 8-oz. container of your favorite flavor of yogurt
•small paper cups
•wooden popsicle sticks (available in craft stores)
•plastic wrap

Directions:

1.Pour yogurt into paper cups. Fill them almost to the top.
2.Stretch a small piece of plastic wrap across the top of each cup.
3.Using the popsicle stick, poke a hole in the plastic wrap. Stand the stick straight up in the center of the cup.
4.Put the cups in the freezer until the yogurt is frozen solid.
5.Remove the plastic wrap, peel away the paper cup, and eat your pop!
Serves: 3 to 4

Candy Corn Cookies

Recipe found here: http://www.childrensrecipes.com/holiday.htm

Ingredients:

1 cup of sugar
1 cup of margarine, softened
2 1/4 cup of flour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
orange and yellow food coloring

Directions:

1. Cream sugar and margarine, add egg and vanilla blend. Add flour.

2. Roll into three balls. Add orange coloring to one of the balls.
yellow to the other. The remaining ball has no color. Chill dough.

3. Then roll balls flat together so that the white ball is the bottom, the orange ball is in the middle and the yellow ball is the top.

4. With a knife cut the dough into 3 inch triangles. (If dough is still too sticky, add a little more flour)

5. Bake 15 min at 350F

Low sodium stuffing.

This is perfect for thanksgiving. I can't have a lot of sodium so I make this instead of the stove top stuff.

Ingredients

1 tblsp light butter
14 oz stuffing bread (such as pepperidge farm
or mrs cubbison)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced musrhoom
2-3 cloves of garlic
2- 2 1/2 cup chicken broth
poultry seasoning to taste ( I usually use 1-2 tsp)
pepper to taste around 1 tsp


Directions

preheat oven to 350 degrees

heat a large saute pan once heated add butter and spray with cooking spray add carrots and saute add celery, onion, garlic and mushroom add additional cooking spray if needed continue cooking until veggies are tender remove from heat transfer to bowl and allow to cool slightly

in a large bowl add bread stuffing and veggies toss together season with pepper and poultry seasoning add chicken broth mixing until moist but not soaking taste and adjust seasoning

spray casserole dish with cooking spray add stuffing mix and cover with foil bake 20-25 minutes uncover and cook additional 10 minutes or until slightly crispy on top

serves around 1/2 cup each serving

Number of Servings: 16

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

3 very ripe medium bananas
1 large egg
1/3 cup milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup splenda
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chocolate chips


Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly coat 18 muffin tins with cooking spray.
In large bowl, mash bananas with fork.
Wisk in egg, milk, splenda, and sugar.
In separate bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture and mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Allow to cool slightly and remove to wire rack.

Number of Servings: 18

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Tomato Basil Pizza

Ingredients:

*Premade pizza dough. * I bought my dough at Fresh and Easy for $1.49

*1 1/2-2 cups Mozzarella cheese *I used shredded/package

*3-4 Roma Tomatoes, sliced

* Basil leaves

*2 cloves of garlic, minced

How To: (preheat oven to 450degrees)

1. Roll out pizza dough on a flowered surface to a 12inch round

2. Transfer to oiled/Pam sprayed cookie sheet

3. Sprinkle minced garlic all over the dough

4. Sprinkle cheese

5. Add Tomatoes

6. Add Basil, I ripped them apart and placed them on top of the tomatoes.

7. Put in oven for 8-10 minture or until crust is golden.

ENJOY!! Kids can help with rolling out the dough or placing the toppings on. Make it a family night!

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

*Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake*

(12-15 Servings)
*I got this one from the Jiffy cookbook that you can request off the website*

Coffee Cake
3 pkgs. "JIFFY" Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup milk
3 eggs

Filling
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix or
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 egg

Glaze
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix
4 oz. cream cheese, softened or
2-3 Tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13"x9" pan or 10 cup Bundt pan.

For coffee cake, combine muffin mixes, pudding mix and nutmeg. Add milk and eggs, mixing well. Set aside. For filling, combine cream cheese with frosting mix or powdered sugar. Add egg. Beat until creamy. Pour half of batter into prepared pan; spoon filling over batter. Pour remaining batter over cream cheese mixture. Bake 42-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Combine ingredients for glaze and drizzle over warm cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts (optional).

Pumpkin Bread

With the holidays coming I thought I would start posting my Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas recipes. I love this SO much. I make this for Thanksgiving morning, and I serve it with some cream cheese that I just add sugar and pumpkin pie spice too. Its really good. My mother-n-law loves it and you know its good when the mother-n-law loves it.

Pumpkin Bread
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. pumpkin puree
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. water
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat your oven to 350. Sift together the flour, salt, sugar, & baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, & spices. Pour into the bowl w/ dry ingredients & mix just until all are combined - don't stir too much! Stir in the nuts, if you're using them (I like it better w/o the nuts). Pour into a well-buttered 9x5x3-in. loaf pan; bake 50-60 minutes until done in the middle. Remove from pan, cool on a rack.

Keep wrapped in the refrigerator.

Creamy Chicken on Linguine

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (16 ounce) package linguini pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 cube chicken bouillon, crumbled
1/2 cup water
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup milk
4 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1.In a large saute pan, heat oil, butter and garlic over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until juices run clear. Remove chicken from pan let cool and slice diagonally into long strips. Reserve oil in pan.

2.Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions on package. Drain.

3.Reheat oil in pan, add onion and saute, stirring often, until onion is soft but still white. Add bullion cube and water; bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for approximately 10 minutes. Stir in cream, milk, green onions and Parmesan cheese.

4.Place pasta in a bowl, layer chicken slices in a decorative pattern over pasta, pour sauce over top of chicken and around pasta. Garnish with parsley or any herbs you desire. Serve immediately.

Black Forest Cake- Guest Recipe

My name is Kel and I'm the author of Between the Lines. Here is a recipe for a yummy Black Forest Cake that my four year old daughter and I made for my dad's birthday.  It was a huge hit. Every single crumb vanished within ten minutes.  I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine did!

Ingredients
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2/3 cup Sour Cream
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed
1/3 cup drained maraschino cherries, divided
1 square BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Directions
 - Prepare and bake cake mix in two 8- or 9-inch round layers as directed on package. Run knife or metal spatula around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Cool in pans 15 min.


- Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add cold water. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Carefully pour half of the gelatin mixture over each cake layer. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

- Mix sour cream and powdered sugar; gently stir in whipped topping. Dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread with 1 cup of the whipped topping mixture. Reserve a few cherries for garnish. Chop remaining cherries; sprinkle over frosted layer.

- Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on cake layer on plate. Frost top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping mixture.

- Drizzle with melted chocolate.

 Garnish with reserved cherries. Store in refrigerator.

Watermelon Water

*Watermelon Water*

In honor of my new theme I thought I would make some watermelon water and post the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 pounds seedless watermelon chunks

2 cups water (you could also use sparkling water if you want some bubbles)

2 limes, juiced

2 tablespoons sugar -- or to taste
Salt

Directions:

Put half the watermelon in a blender with half the water. Add half the lime juice, half the sugar and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth, strain using a strainer, pour into a large pitcher. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Taste for salt and sugar, adding more a pinch at a time to bring out the watermelon flavor. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

Serves 6

Upside Down Pizza

*Upside Down Pizza*

Ingredients
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 15-ounce can Italian-style tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)
1 10-ounce package refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet cook beef until no longer pink, stirring frequently. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce; heat through. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle mixture with cheese.

2. Flatten each biscuit with your hands; arrange the biscuits on top of the cheese. Bake in the preheated oven about 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Makes 5 servings.

Grilled Potato Salad

*Grilled Potato Salad*

Ingredients:
6 medium potatoes (skin on), baked, cooled, sliced in half and grilled
4 tablespoons chopped olives (whatever kind you like)
4 ribs celery, thinly sliced
3 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced

Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
Grinding of fresh pepper

When potatoes are cool after being grilled, slice each half horizontally in 3 strips, and then chop into chunks. Add chopped potatoes to a large mixing bowl. Add olives, celery, onion and dill and mix well.

In a separate small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, mustard and garlic until well mixed and slightly thick (the mustard will emulsify the dressing). Pour over potato salad and mix well, Grind some fresh pepper over top, mix again and taste. Adjust seasoning by adding more vinegar, oil, salt or whatever you think it needs (a squeeze of fresh lemon juice?), to your taste.

Place in a nice serving bowl.

Nemo Sticks

Kelly from Crouching Mother, Hidden Toddler Submitted this to me. Thank you, I think this is such a cute idea.

Ingredients:
1 can salmon/tuna, drained
1 tbsp mayo mixed with 1 tbsp ketchup
2 green onions, sliced (green part only)
vegetable: such as canned corn or carrot - amount doesn't matter
Leftover mashed potato/sweet potato or fresh bread crumbs - approximately 1 cup
Salt and pepper
Flour, whisked egg wash and dried breadcrumbs for coating.
Cooked peas for the eyes, optional

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.Using your hands; form the mixture into fish-shaped patties. Dip the fish cakes into the flour, then the egg wash allowing the excess to
drip off. Next, coat them evenly in the dried breadcrumbs. Make a small indentation for the eye.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and sauté for about 5 minutes, turning halfway through until golden on both sides.

Placed the cooked peas on the fish-cakes for the eyes.

Perfect Summer Chicken

*Perfect summer chicken*

This chicken will go perfectly with THIS pasta.

Ingredients:
Any chicken that you like, I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
*drumsticks goes great with this as well as chicken breast.
Lemon pepper
Garlic salt
Canola oil

What to do:
Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag.
Add oil, garlic salt and lemon pepper in bag. (Add as much or as little you want of the seasoning)
Close bag and mix the ingredients around and let marinate for 4-6 hours. You could also make it within 20 minutes but the longer it sits the more flavor it gets.

Cook on a grill (indoor or out) and enjoy.
I also chop up the chicken and make tacos. YUMMY

For breast I butterfly the chicken before I marinate.
Cook time if you do this is 4 minutes on each side.

Drumsticks cook time 10 minutes on each side.

Boneless skinless chicken tights cook time 6 minutes on each side.
If you use tights with the bone in cook for 10 minutes on each side.

Fresh & Easy Pasta for the Summer.

*Fresh & Easy Pasta for the Summer*

Ingredients:
1 pound of angel hair pasta, break pasta in half (easier for toddlers to eat).
*if you have really small kids use short pasta for this.
Canola oil
Salt
Pepper
Parmesan cheese.

Cook pasta according to directions, leaving 1 cup of pasta water for sauce. Drain pasta. Combine pasta water, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl. Add pasta and parmesan cheese and toss.

This dish is very simple and doesn’t have that heaviness that meat sauces have so its just perfect for the summer months.

Taco Salad Recipe

*Taco Salad Recipe*

This taco salad recipe is super simple. With only five ingredients, this easy taco salad takes only a few minutes to prepare. But if you feel like dressing it up, tomatoes, black olives, green chilies or pinto beans make nice additions to this taco salad recipe.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 lbs. lean ground beef (90% or 93%)
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 cup salsa (which ever you like or homemade)
Tortilla chips
1-1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (cheddar and Monterey Jack)

Preparation:
1. Brown ground beef and chili powder in a large skillet.
2. Remove from heat and drain. Stir in salsa.
3. Arrange tortilla chips in a large salad bowl. Top with ground beef mixture and cheese. Top with your favorite taco toppings.

Enjoy.

You could make this heatlhy with ground chicken/turkey

Boxed Cake Mix Recipes

*Boxed Cake Mix Recipes*

~Cake Mix Cookies~

2 large eggs
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 16-ounce bag chocolate chips
1 box of your favorite cake mix

Mix ingredients together. Drop on cookie sheet. Bake in 350F degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

~Diet Cola Cake~

12 ounce can of diet cola
1 box of chocolate cake mix

In a medium mixing bowl, mix the soda and cake mix.Other than adding the other ingredients listed (do not add any eggs, milk, oil,etc.) follow the directions on the cake mix box.

And just like that, you have a delicious cake!

~Orange Soda Cake~

12 ounce can of orange soda
1 box of white cake mix

In a medium mixing bowl, mix the soda and cake mix.Other than adding the other ingredients listed (do not add any eggs, milk, oil,etc.) follow the directions on the cake mix box.

*all these recipes everyone will love.

Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken

*Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken*

Ingredients:
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups of plain bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 eggs
salt and pepper
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix cheese, bread crumbs and garlic powder.
3. beat up eggs in a bowl.
4. Dip chicken breasts in egg mixture; coat with breading mixture. Place in shallow baking dish.
5. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.

I have also tried applesauce instead of egg. Just dip the chicken into applesauce before you coat with the breading mixture.

Cowboy Soup

*Cowboy Soup*

14 oz package smoked sausage, sliced
1 c thick salsa
1 c BBQ sauce
1 c corn, canned or frozen
15 1/2 oz can kidney beans, drained
3 lb 5 oz can pork and beans, drained
1 medium onion, diced

Directions:
Combine all the ingredients in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve and top with cheese or sour cream.

Bubbly Apple Soda

*Bubbly Apple Soda*

Make Your Own Soda

Make your own soda with this quick and easy kids recipe. The apple juice even makes it good for you. You can also use carbonated water or Club Soda. Make it for your next party.

Ingredients:
1 -( 12 ounce) can, unsweetened frozen apple juice, thawed
3 juice cans of carbonated soda (7-up works best)
Large pitcher

Directions:
1. Use the empty juice can to measure out the soda. Pour the apple juice and soda together in a large pitcher.
2. Stir and enjoy. You have just made you own bubbly apple soda

Kid sized pizza's.

These are pizza's that can be make in the matter of minutes. Plus they are really simple to make and they are full of flavor.

What you need:
1 standard-sized bagel cut in half (use what ever you like, plain white or wheat)
Marinara sauce (homemade or from a jar)
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Toppings like diced green pepper, chopped onion, or chopped tomato (whatever you like)

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 325° F.
2. Spread marinara sauce on each bagel half.
3. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on each half.
4. Add your favorite toppings.
5. Put your bagel halves on the baking sheet.
6. Bake in the oven for about 5 to 8 minutes. You'll know they're done when the cheese is bubbly.
7. Let cool for a minute, and then enjoy your tiny pizzas!

Serves: 2 small toddlers or 1 hungry toddler.

You could also make these with the mini bagels and use them as appetizers at your child's next birthday party. *Just a thought*

Spaghetti made for kids.

*Spaghetti made for kids.*

1 pound/box of penne or any short uncooked pasta
*Cook like you would pasta, remember to salt the water and drain 1-2 minutes before it’s fully cooked (or as they say al dente), and keep ½ cup to 1 cup of pasta water liquid.*
1 pound ground beef
1 medium size onion, diced
2-4 cloves of garlic (depends on your liking), diced
Red wine vinegar
Mushrooms (optional, I usually put them in but this time I didn’t have any)
1 big can of crushed tomatoes
Red pepper flakes
Canola oil
Salt and pepper

I use 93/7 Lean ground beef (or leaner if I can find) so I don’t have to cook before I start so that I can drain all the fat/oil.

Ok yes I said spaghetti, but kids have little fingers and this is way easier for them to eat. Plus trying to cut long spaghetti is a pain in the you know what. I just use what ever short pasta I have.

Heat up canola in a skillet on medium heat. When oil is hot drop in onions and garlic and some salt to draw out the moisture in the onions (keep your eye on it to make sure the garlic doesn’t burn, if burns restart over and clean everything you used. Burnt garlic is very bitter). This is the time you would put the mushrooms in, or any other veggies you like (sometimes I put carrots or bell peppers), but this time I didn’t have any. When onions are translucent add red pepper flakes and red wine vinegar (or red wine if you like, I’m not big on wine) and deglaze the pan.

After add the ground beef, break up using a spoon, and keep stirring until cooked.

Stir in the crushed tomatoes and season the sauce with salt and pepper. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. If you see that the sauce is to think you can add the pasta water you saved until you get the sauce that way you like it. Some people like thick sauce and some like a watery sauce.

Add the cooked pasta with the sauce and toss for a minute.

Plate and enjoy.

Don’t forget the parmesan cheese.

Healthy Shake Kids Love

*SHAKE RECIPE*

-Frozen fruit: strawberries, peaches, mango's (you can use what ever frozen fruit you like and use and much or as little as you like)
-1 Banana

-8 ozs of 2% milk

-2-3 spoonfuls of low fat Yogurt (whatever flavor you like, I use vanilla)

*do not use ice, the frozen fruit will act as your ice.*

Blend all together and enjoy.

Tamale Meatballs

This is one of the recipes I got from that Jiffy cookbook I requested from there website. Overall this recipe was a success, could be tweaked a little but over all very good. It tasted like a meatball, enchiladas, and tamale rapped up in a little ball.

*Tamale Meatballs*
(40-45 Meatballs)
~I got about 25 meatballs but I was making it for dinner not an appetizer~

1 pkg. "JIFFY" Corn Muffin Mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cans (10 oz.) enchilada sauce (red or green, whatever you like)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. diced onion
dash pepper
1-1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 tsp. garlic powder
2-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese ( used shaped cheddar)
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Preheat oven to 400º , grease 8" square pan.

Blend corn muffin mix, 1 egg and milk until well mixed. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cool and crumble. Reduce oven to 350º. Combine cornbread, 1 egg, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, salt, diced onion, pepper, ground beef and garlic powder, mix well. Shape into 1" balls and place in 13"x9" baking pan. Bake uncovered 35 minutes . In a sauce pan, heat remaining enchilada sauce. Top cooked meatballs with sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts. ~I made it with rice and beans~

Meatballs Made With Applesauce.

Meatballs made with applesauce.

This recipe will make the meatballs really tender and it will also give your kids another serving of fruits. The applesauce will replace the eggs. 1/4th cup of plain applesauce will replace 1 egg.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1 ½ pounds ground beef, room temperature
½ cup of Italian bread crumbs
¼ cup of applesauce
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of canola oil
½ cup of parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons of grill seasoning, I use a spicy blend since I like a little heat.
Salt and pepper

Put the meat, bread crumbs, applesauce, garlic, canola oil, cheese, grill seasoning, and salt & pepper in a large bowl. Mix meat and form balls about 1 inch in size. Place on a cookie sheet that you have sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Place in oven for 25-30 minutes and if you like a more crispy meatball cook for 30-35 minutes. Serve with your favorite marinara sauce for spaghetti or some meatball subs.

I hope you enjoy this healthy version of meatballs that you can serve your kids.