Recipe: Spaghetti Soup

Spaghetti soup

2 quarts water
2 quarts homemade spaghetti sauce (or could use 2 jars of store bought stuff)
1 1/2 sleeves of yam noodles (1 1/2 pounds dry noodles) (or could use 1 1/2 pounds spaghetti noodles of whatever type you like)

Put in large slow cooker on high for 4 hours. At 3 hours use kitchen shears to chop up noodles.

At 4 hours, stir in 24 ounces sour cream and 6 ounces shredded Asiago and parmesan cheeses. Should be consistency of stew. If too thick, add water, sauce, or milk.

Serve with grain free bread and green veggies.

Cooking Tip: to shred cheese when hands are hurting. Chunk with a knife. Drop into a blender. Pulse until little crumbles.

Makes 5-6 quarts. Freezes well.

BBQ and Meatballs = Recipes

BBQ sauce - Use safe for you ingredients if you have allergies

tomato paste = 2 cups.
water = 4 cups
chili powder = 1 tablespoon
garlic powder = 1 tablespoon
onion powder = 2 tablespoons
honey = 2/3 cup
lemon juice = 2 tablespoons
vinegar = 1/4 cup
paprika = 1 tablespoon
oregano = 2 teaspoons
oil = 1/2 cup
salt = 1/2 tablespoon

All mixed well and dumped into a Crock pot for 24-48 hours on low.  If too thin, turn onto high for about 3 hours.

Meatballs:
2 pounds ground beef
2 jumbo eggs
6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
4 ounces shredded feta cheese
3 ounces shredded parmesan/romano/asiago cheeses
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Mix all together.  Form into meatballs.  Layer into glass baking dish.  Cover with BBQ sauce.  Cover and seal with foil.  Bake at 400 for 45 minutes, until meatballs cooked all the way through.