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I am always looking for new recipes to try. I also like to swap ingredients with other ingredients to see what tastes better. Lately I have been making an easy meatball appetizer that includes pre-cooked meatballs, cranberry sauce and chili sauce. This last time I made my family’s favorite meatball appetizer, I used the Organic Jellied Cranberry Sauce from Pacific.
All you do is put these three ingredients in your slow cooker for a few hours and you have some of the tastiest meatballs! I will definitely be buying more of this Jellied Cranberry Sauce the next time I want to make these meatballs. I love that this cranberry sauce is organic too!
What I like about the Pacific brand is that their products come in Tetra Pak® cartons that are made of 70% paper that is a renewable source from selectively harvested, re-grown trees that are FSC-certified. I am not the most earth friendliest person but I try to recycle and be earth friendly when I can. Did you know that cartons only use 1/3rd of the packaging compared to cans?
The only product I buy on a regular basis that comes in a carton is my chicken stock that I like to cook with. I have seen the Pacific products but never tried them until last month. The unique packaging process preserves the flavor and nutrients of food without the use of preservatives.Product quality is exactly the way it was intended to be. • Recycleable and in fact result in 60% less landfill waste than cans • Cartons are re-closable so you can use what you need and save the rest for later.
I have now made two different dishes with the Pacific products and now will be buying these products again soon. First I made the meatballs. I then made two pumpkin pies using a carton of the Pacific Foods Organic Pumpkin Puree and a few other ingredients. These pies came out delicious and all my kids LOVED them.
Your pie looks awesome! I’m afraid to make my own pumpkin pie but you made it look easy!
Making a pie with pumpkin puree is really easy. I also have learned to make pumpkin from a pumpkin itself. Now that is a little more complicated. 🙂
love that they are organic. My 17 year old makes our pies, I will have to give this to try her pumpkin pies. thank you for sharing.
This was probably the best pumpkin pie puree I have ever tried. Even my kids that don’t eat pumpkin pie thought it was good!
cranberry meatballs sound wonderful. we do lots of meatballs over rice here, i’ll have to try the cran version!
I buy a ton of Pacific sauces and broths, I love that I can buy organic stuff like this at my grocery store.
We stopped buying food in cans. I love having the cartons as an option.
I’ve done the Meatballs before with the canned stuff,but I’d love to try the Pacific brand ,because I know it would be so much better for me and would probably give it a much better taste!
I cheated and didn’t do a pumpkin pie this year…but I think I will for Christmas with this Pacific pumpkin. Yum!
Oh I’m dying to try these meatballs. I didn’t realize you could cook them in the slow cooker!
I really like the Pacific products, too. They are delicious AND healthy! Thanks for sharing the idea for meatballs. I can’t wait to try that one out!
I like having the option of cartons and try to buy them when I can.
I want to try those meatballs! I can always use easy recipes.
Oh, yum! All of this looks so good! Perfect for this time of year!
Love pies – this one however is quite different than what I’m use to….but looks yummy!!
Another recipe I’ll have to try out soon!! Sounds amazing!
Love Pumpkin! I will be on the lookout for the Pacific brand next time I shop at the grocery store – thanks for the rec!
Your pie looks wonderful. I love that these are organic products.
I’ve never even heard of that brand, but I’ll be looking for it now!!! Sounds so good!
I haven’t heard of that brand but definitely will be on a look out for it at the grocery store. I need to try pumpkin puree. your recipe makes it sound so easy!