Meat Ball Pie For Fifty

Meatballs:

6 lbs Hamburger

6 eggs beaten

2 tsp Salt

1 Cup Chili Sauce

3/4 Cup Milk
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1/2 Cup Cooking Oil  for browning or baking meatballs.
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Gravy and Vegetables:

1 and 1/2 Cups Flour

2 TB Salt

2 Quarts Vegetable Juice

3 Quarts Mixed Vegetables
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Bisquick Mix- large box

Milk to make the biscuits
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Form meat balls into 1 and 1/2" balls, brown in 1/2 cup cooking oil (I would just bake them in 2 jelly roll pans in the divided oil at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or so)  You need the oil the make the gravy, don't omit it to save calories. Divide the meatballs between two foil pans.

Now pour the oil and drippings into a large pot and add the flour, whisk smooth over the heat and add the vegetable juice and salt then whisk until thickened.
Note: the recipe doesn't say whether to use canned or frozen veggies. If I used frozen I'd cook 10 minutes separately or in the gravy before diving between the two pans. Maybe you could use a large foil pan instead of two.

Divide the gravy and veggies between the two pans and stir to mix with meatballs.

Make Bisquick biscuits and place on top before baking at 450 degrees for 25 minutes. Serves 50

NOTE:Use your favorite biscuits if you don't like Bisquick ones.

Taken from 365 Ways to Cook Hamburger by Doyne Nickerson

Mexican Goulash for Fifty

3 lbs Hamburger

3 lbs Pork Sausage

6 Cups Chopped Onion

2 Cups Chopped Green Peppers

Brown in a large heavy skillet and set aside.

To Make White Sauce:

1 and1/2 Cups of Meat Drippings

3 Cups Flour

1 TB Salt

1 tsp Pepper

Cook over low heat until mixture bubbles.
Stir in 2 Quarts Milk and continue stirring until mixture begins to boil.

Combine:

Meat Mixture

3 Quarts White Sauce

3 Quarts Cooked Tomatoes

1 and 1/2 Pounds Uncooked Macaroni

1/4 Cup Chili Powder

1 and 1/2 TB Salt.

Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring often. Serves 50.


VARIATION: Place mixture in 4 baking pans and bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

NOTE: I would cook the macaroni separate to al dente and drain before mixing in the FOIL baking pans. You could do this ahead of time for the homeless shelter.

Taken from 365 WAYS TO COOK HAMBURGER by Doyne Nickerson