Recipe: Meatballs and US Potatoes in Creamy Sauce

Preparing a decent meal at home requires enough time. As a wife, I make sure to serve healthy food without the shortcut. It's not a joke when I tell you that our supper has always been vegetables or fish. That is why I always buy herbs, vegetables and fruits to make my home-cooked meal more flavorful. Cooking for more than 30 years, the experience in the kitchen has taught me how to modify or create variety of dishes depending only on available ingredients. One of my favorite vegetables is US Potatoes. Potatoes are high in vitamins and minerals. US Potatoes are versatile and easy to cook. 

Here are some of the good benefits of US Potato: 

• Potatoes are excellent source of vitamin C, 
• It's a good source of potassium (more than a banana), vitamin B6, and is naturally fat,
• sodium, and cholesterol free.
• A medium sized potato only contains 110 calories.
• Reference: potatogoodness.com
• Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant
• activity. Among these important health-promoting compounds are
• carotenoids, flavonoids, and caffeic acid, as well as unique tuber
• storage proteins, such as patatin, which exhibit activity against free
• radicals.
• Potatoes are high in fiber content, vitamins C and B6 help reduce free radicals; and carotenoids help maintain proper heart functioning. 

Source: www.potatogoodness.com

Here in my country, we love this soup called bulalo or Bone Marrow stew. Sometimes Other days, I wanted something like chicken afritada or caldereta. These dishes are best when added with potatoes.

Last Christmas, I bought a new kitchen appliance that makes cooking more fun and easier. I never thought I could prepare dishes in a slow cooker that are usually done in an oven. I'm impressed and happy. So last Christmas, I cooked Pork Beef Stew with US Potatoes amidst the busy holidays and it was easy.

Today, I came up with another delicious dish - meatballs and US potatoes blended with creamy sauce.

Meatballs and US Potatoes in Creamy Sauce

Recipe by: Marjorie Uy for LivingMarjorney.com

Ingredients:

• 2 cups US potatoes cut into wedges
• 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
• about 6-8 pcs meatballs, fried and drained
• 1 cup water
• 1 medium white onion, sliced
• 8 pcs green beans or broccoli
• salt and pepper to taste
• celery for garnishing

Steps:

1. In a non-stick skillet, combine potatoes, water and onion. Bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add green beans and meatballs. Simmer for another 5 minutes until veggie is tender.

3. Add sour cream until lightly creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste

4. Garnish with celery.

Meatballs and US Potatoes in Creamy Sauce

I save money on groceries if I buy US potatoes in bulk. Potatoes USA have long shelf life, if properly stored it would last 3-5 weeks in the pantry and 3-4 months in the refrigerator. I can make potato omelet with lots of herbs for breakfast or a hearty potato and ham soup for supper.