Meatballs...It's what's for Dinner!

This is a plate full of comfort food! If your family likes meatballs, this meatball recipe will soon be the favorite. The recipe came from a dear friend of mine, and the dad and the daughter of this house love to see this meal on the monthly meal plan. This recipe makes A LOT of meatballs, so if you have a large family this recipe is a no-brainer...however, if you have a flock of three like me, you will love the recipe because it is a make once, freeze many. Leftovers make great meatball subs too :)

MEATBALLS:                              SAUCE:
3 pounds ground beef                    4 cups ketchup
1 can evaporated milk                   1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 cups quick oats                       4 tbl Liquid smoke
1 cup chopped onion                     1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt                              1 cup chopped onion
2 tsp chili powder
2 eggs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper

• Mix meatball ingredients and shape into walnut size meatballs...an ice cream scooper is the perfect size. 
• Place meatballs in two 9x13 pans. 
• Thoroughly mix sauce ingredients. Pour sauce over meatballs and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 
• If not cooking the entire batch, place the ones you want to freeze on a lined cookie sheet. Let freeze for a few hours and then place into freezer bags...freezing on cookie sheet keeps the meatballs from sticking together when bagging them later. If freezing, the extra sauce can be equally divided into freezer bags as well.