Meatballs Sausage Dinner

Name: Meatballs Sausage Dinner
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 3 cups frozen broccoli florets, thawed; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed; 3 medium carrots, sliced; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, halved and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/2 pound lean ground beef; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth; Lemon-pepper seasoning to taste

One day I was having trouble deciding what to make for dinner, so I combined whatever was in the refrigerator and freezer. To my surprise, everyone loved it! —Elizabeth Martz, Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

3 cups frozen broccoli florets, thawed
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 medium carrots, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, halved and cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
Lemon-pepper seasoning to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine broccoli, potatoes, carrots and onion. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with sausage. Shape beef into 1-in. balls; arrange over top. Pour broth over casserole; sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning. Bake, uncovered, until meatballs are no longer pink, about 40 minutes.

Editor’s Note: Prepare a brownie mix and pop it into the oven when the Meatball Sausage Dinner is done. Dessert will bake while you're eating. Serve the brownies with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 289 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 652mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 14g protein.

Originally published as Meatballs Sausage Dinner in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook-Book

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BobbysChicagoBAbe

Feb 26, 2019

This turned out better than I expected! I didn't have smoked polish sausage, so I just cooked up the sausage, and went with that. Also didn't have the broccoli in the house, so I used green beans instead. And, I used canned carrots, so there wasn't a problem about them not being cooked enough. Besides the lemon pepper seasoning, I also added some garlic powder and Italian seasoning. And, I did it all in a large skillet, on the stove top. Just let it get to a boil, and then simmered for an hour. It all tasted really good, and we plan to have it again. The question now will be who will get to the leftovers first! LOL!
lhangel

Jul 14, 2018

Family absolutely gobbled this recipe up, it was quick and easy to make. I did not use the meatball portion but did add zucchini and yellow squash. I steamed the carrots for a couple minutes, as they usually take longer to cook and that did the trick, also did not have beef broth so used chicken and it worked out just fine. This is very similar to a recipe I make that I use Italian sausage in. Will definitely make this again.
suzisuzuki

Feb 7, 2014

I didn't have ground beef, so instead I used beef stew meat cut into bite size pieces. This meal was fantastic! It was easy preparation, baked itself, and all we had to do was dish it out and eat it! It was a HUGE hit. In fact, my husband went back for thirds! Needless to say there wasn't much in the way of leftovers!
xtreme_sc2

Dec 17, 2013

I don't think the meatballs are worth adding because of how dry they got. I leave those off now and we love it.
sedmonds1483

Aug 28, 2011

This was simple, but good. My only complaint is that the meatballs were done long before the veggies. I left it in the oven for an hour and a half and the carrots were still pretty crunchy. Next time I will skip the oven and let it simmer in a pot on the stove top. I also did not include the lemon pepper - instead I used a beef seasoning and it turned out alright.
april0428

Dec 18, 2010

Very easy and delicious! I bake it 10 minutes longer and the vegetables turn out nice and soft. I've made this several times.
kc79

Nov 19, 2010

My picky eaters didn't go for this recipe. But I put the leftovers (3 days later) in a pie crust and made a potpie, baked at 425 for 30 minutes and it was delicious!!!
downundercanadian

Apr 20, 2010

Fantastic! Very tasty and healthy!
lilgrannymac

May 4, 2009

i used a pound of ground sirloin for the meat balls but other than that... YUMMMMMM
sbmccallum

Mar 4, 2009

My family really enjoyed this dinner! (I used kielbasa) Next time I would use 3/4 pound ground beef so there's more meatballs - otherwise it was great! Very enjoyable! (and a great re-heat!)