Cheese Meatballs

This recipe comes from my Grandma Hendrix's kitchen! All of my grandparents have passed on, but their recipes will hopefully always remain in the family and be passed on from generation to generation (I know we will never lose the memories of these precious people) ! I LOVE this recipe, and it was one of my dad's favorites growing up! DJ wanted me to title this blog, cheese meatballs on a pancake! We had a huge leftover pancake from breakfast, and he took the rice, meatballs, and cheese sauce on top of the pancake and loved it! I didn't try it, but he said it was fantastic! So if you feel like going out there, and trying something that doesn't seem to "fit" together, you might be surprised!! Alright, let's get started!!

Ingredients

1 lb hamburger meat (we used ground venison)

salt and pepper

1/4 c. catsup

1/4 c milk

1 c crushed cornflakes

You are going to mix all these ingredients together with your hands! Make sure the cornflakes get incorporated, they tend to want to group together in the bowl! 

The cornflakes covered up the rest of my ingredients...But this is right before it was all mixed together

Once you have it all mixed together, you're going to want to shape them in to meatballs and brown them on all sides in a skillet! Once they are brown place them in a casserole dish!

Now you're going to want to take 3 TB butter (melted), and add 3 TB of flour gradually to the melted butter over low heat. Slowly stir in 1 1/2 c milk and whisk everything together until it gets thick (when I say "thick" think egg nog consistency.)  

To this mixture you're going to add 1 tsp mustard, 1 c grated American cheese, and stir until the cheese is melted. Pour this over meatballs and place in 300 degree oven for 30 minutes! 

In about the last 15 minutes of cooking time you're going to want to make some white rice to serve with the meatballs! 

Once everything is finished cooking, put some rice in the bottom of a bowl and cover with the meatballs and cheese sauce--Serve and enjoy!

I have always loved this recipe and couldn't be happier that D loved it to so now I have someone to share it with! Remember to stay tuned for a fun recipe of southern fried fish and a homemade tangy dipping sauce! Until then...

~Happy Eating~