My Favorite Meatball Recipe

1 c. milk                                        1/2 t. garlic powder
3 lb. hamburger                       2 t. salt
2 c. oatmeal                                1/2 t. pepper
2 eggs                                            2 t. chili powder
1 c. chopped onion

Mix and shape into  meatballs, meatloaf, or salisbury steak.  I usually do 3-5 batches of this at once and then freeze the meats individually on cookie sheets.  When they are frozen, I put them into freezer bags.  It makes it so easy to get out as many as you need.

Our very favorite BBQ sauce for meatballs is:

2 c. catsup                                               2 T. liquid smoke
1 1/2 c. brown sugar(scant)             1/2 t. garlic powder

Bake meatballs at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

This sauce is awesome.  We use it on baked BBQ chicken, and when I make BBQ meat sandwiches(pork roast with BBQ sauce).

This recipe comes from Amish-Country Cookbook Volume III (from Essenhaus)

Enjoy!