Meatball Sliders, Bagel Pizzas, and Homemade Trail Mix

Meatball Sliders

1 package frozen homestyle meatballs
1 small jar grape jelly
1 package Sara Lee dinner rolls

Place the meatballs in a medium-large saucepan.  Dump the grape jelly on top; stir until all meatballs are coated; cover.  Heat on medium-low heat for about an hour.  I've seen some recipes that add chili sauce (or something similar) to this meatball recipe, but I've never tried that.  Heat the rolls in the microwave (or oven is fine).  Open up the rolls, place about 4 meatballs on the bottom half, place the top half of the roll on the meatballs. 

I found these awesome fries at Kroger called Crispy Stix.  They cook at 425 for about 15 minutes (package says 13 minutes, but I add some time).  When they come out of the oven, I sprinkle them with seasoning salt.  Yummy!


Bagel Pizzas

6 plain bagels (everything bagels would be yummy)
1 small jar pizza sauce
12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Topping ideas:
mini pepperonis
sausage crumbles (near the pepperoni)
canadian bacon, chopped
green olives, sliced
black olives, sliced
mushrooms, sliced

Open bagels.  Place face up on a baking sheet (I was only able to fit 6 halves on a baking sheet).  Turn oven to broil.  Place baking sheet with bagels under broiler until lightly browned; remove from the oven and reduce heat to 400 degrees.  Top with a couple of tablespoons of pizza sauce (not too much or the bagel will get soggy).  Top with about 1 ounce of shredded cheese (not too much or you won't have room for other toppings).  Place desired toppings on top of the mozzarella cheese.  Put baking sheet on the second rack in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.  These are good with a small salad.  They are very filling!

Homemade Trail Mix

The boys 4th grade class filled up their marble jar, so they voted on how to celebrate.  They chose D.E.A.R. (drop everything and read) and puzzle competitions.  They got to bring a pillow or pillow pet, a snack and drink to school today.  We decided to make a homemade trail mix for their snack, which included the following:
colorful goldfish crackers
peanuts
raisins
mini m&m's
pretzels
white chocolate chips
semi-sweet chocolate chips
cookie crisp cereal

Happy Eating!

Collette :)