Swedish Meatballs 2 ways (slow cooker)

3 T butter, melt in pan, then add

1/3 cup flour - make a rioux

Stir until well combined, lumpy

2 cups, beef stock/broth

Whisk in slowly

1 cup  heavy cream

1 tsp dijon mustard

2 tsp soy sauce

let simmer, stir 

once it's thickened,

Pour over premade meatballs of your choice.

I used frozen about 40 meatballs

Serve over linguini or rice

Slow cooker

Into slow cooker add:

1 pkg dry onion soup mix (3 Tb)

1 15oz can beef broth

1 cream of chicken soup

2 Tbsp A1 steak sauce (any brand) or add 1 Tbsp steak seasoning

Stir

Add one bag of frozen meatballs

High 4-5 hours

cook pasta, egg noodles work well

Add to slow cooker

8 oz sour cream

cooked noodles, a little at a time, stir

cover and let marinade for 15 minutes.

Vegetable Soup or Cocido

2 cans of tomatoes (stewed, diced - any kind works)

4 celery ribs, chopped

1 (or 8 baby) carrot, peeled and chopped

1 small onion, chopped

4 potatoes, peeled and diced

6 C beef broth (or 6 cups water and 2 t beef bouillon)

Then choose your favorite veggies

This time I chose, squash and asparagus 

Dump all into a large stock pot on medium/low heat for minimum 2½ hours.

Cocido - heat it up by adding 1 jalapeño OR 2 serrano chilis seeded and chopped.

Tips: You can use corn, green beans, bell pepper, hominy, and/or zucchini.