Meatballs

Another staple in my freezer. Meatballs can be frozen raw or cooked first and then frozen. Either way, they are easy and quick for any meal. I like putting raw meatballs in the slow cooker with whatever sauce I want and the meatballs turn out delicious, juicy and very soft.

Ingredients
3kg mince meat
2 cups grated carrots
3 cups diced onions
2 cups diced celery
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 eggs, beaten
6t salt
pepper and other seasonings to taste

You'll notice that this recipe is just about the same as my mince meat recipe, it only adds eggs. For this reason I sometimes mix everything together, except the eggs, and split into two: one for meatballs, one for the meatballs and add the eggs to the meatball mix. This significantly cuts down on my preparation time and makes it all easier to handle.

Mix all the ingredients together and roll into balls. You can decide how big they should be.
Place the balls onto a baking tray. You can either put them in the oven now to cook or place them in the freezer until frozen. Once frozen, transfer to freezer bags. This helps to only pick out the few meatballs you need instead of thawing the whole batch at once.
If you decide to bake, place the meatballs in the oven at 180 C (350 F) for 25-45 min (depending on how big the meatballs are). Let them cool completely before freezing.

Notes: Play around with the recipe. You can add more vegetables, add parmesan, maybe roll the meatballs around a block of mozzarella for a gooey, cheesy centre, and so on. Be creative! Cooking could be or become a chore if you don't make it fun for yourself.
Kids can help rolling the meatballs - get them involved in the cooking process and help them learn how fun and delicious it is to make your own food.