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Sweet & Sour Meatballs

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Ingredients

  • 1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks in + additional water
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons corn starch
  • 2 green bell peppers, chopped
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 24 cooked meatballs
  • 3 – 4 cups cooked grain of choice (brown rice, egg noodles, whole wheat pasta, etc.)

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. Drain the pineapple, saving the juice. Add water to the juice to make 3/4 cup. Pour juice mixture into skillet or electric skillet.
  3. In a small bowl, add vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, and corn starch together and stir until smooth. Add to electric skillet.
  4. Cook over medium heat until thick and starting to bubble, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add pineapple chunks, green pepper, onion, and meatballs. Simmer until meatballs are heated through, 15 – 20 minutes. Serve over brown rice or noodles.

Makes 24 meatballs, 8 servings.

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CNP Meat Sauce Chili

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups CNP Meat Sauce, frozen or thawed
  • 4 cups kidney or pinto beans cooked, or (2 15 ounce cans, drained)
  • 2-3 Tablespoons chili powder
  • ½ cup water, as needed

Directions

  1. Wash hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds.
  2. In a saucepan, heat CNP Meat Sauce until thawed, if using frozen.
  3. Add beans and chili powder.
  4. Heat through and serve.

Makes 6 cups | 4 servings

Note: If using dried beans, please use one of the cooking methods below.

Cooking Dried Beans

  1. Wash hands in warm soapy water.
  2. Rinse beans in cool water, then follow one of the methods below.

Quick Cook Method

  1. Put the beans in a large pot and add 12 cups of water.
  2. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat. Cover pot and let sit for 1 hour.
  3. Discard soaking water and add fresh water to cover the beans. Return to heat and simmer for 1-3 hours, adding water if needed.

Overnight Method

  1. Put the beans in a large pot and add 6 cups of water.
  2. Let soak for 6 or more hours in the refrigerator.
  3. Discard soaking water and add fresh water to cover the bean. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1-3 hours, adding water if needed.

Crockpot Method

  1. Put the beans in a crockpot and add 6 cups of water.
  2. Cook on high 5-8 hours or until beans are tender.
  3. Discard soaking water.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Method

  1. Soak beans overnight or for several hours in the fridge.
  2. Rinse and discard cracked or split beans and pour into Instant Pot.
  3. Add water (about twice as much water as beans, at least 1-2 c. in a pressure cooker).
  4. Close and seal pressure cooker.
  5. Cook on manual pressure for 25-30 minutes.
  6. Release pressure when finished cooking. Be careful as hot steam escapes.
  7. Drain beans in a colander.
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