Perogy Rollups (Using Leftover Potatoes)

Ingredients:

1 onion

1 tsp brown sugar

1 tbsp butter

8ish cups mashed potatoes (leftovers are perfect!)

8 strips of bacon, cut into small pieces

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

10-12 lasagna noodles (cooked)

grated cheddar cheese

sour cream and more bacon, for garnish

Directions:

Sliced onion into very thin small pieces. In a frying pan, cook in brown sugar and butter until onions caramelize. Add in potatoes and heat through. Add bacon and cheese and heat until cheese begins to melt. 

Lay cooked noodle out on a flat surface and place slightly less than 1 cup of filling. Roll up and tuck end under. Continue with remaining noodles and filling. 

At this point, you can bake these topped with some additional cheddar cheese and then top with sour cream and bacon and serve. 

Or...you can freeze after rolling up on a tray and then transfer to a air tight container or ziploc bag. To cook after freezing, place frozen rolls in a baking dish and top with a small amount of white gravy (1 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp flour cooked in a sauce pan and then add about 1 1/2 cups milk. Season with salt and pepper as desired). Bake covered until rolls are cooked through and then top with cheese and uncover until cheese is melted. Serve garnished with sour cream and bacon. 

Baked Freezer Meatballs

3 lbs ground beef

1 small onion chopped finely

3/4 cup bread crumbs, blended oatmeal, or cracker crumbs

1 tsp garlic powder

salt and pepper, to taste

1 tbsp worchestershire sauce

3 tsp French onion soup mix (epicure selections)

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and combine well. Roll into equal sized balls of your choice and place on 2-3 large cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees until fully cooked through. Let cool completely and then freeze in a labeled ziploc bag. Using these meatballs gets supper on the table in no time because the meatballs have already been fully cooked and so they just need to be heated through. Makes enough for 3-4 meals for my family with leftovers for lunch.

Serving ideas:

Spaghetti and meatballs

Sweet and Sour meatballs over rice

Brown mushroom gravy with meatballs over mashed potatoes

Meatball subs

Meatball soup

or with any of these sauces