I don’t know the real name of the recipe that inspired Kitchen Garden Skillet, nor do I recall the name of the book that contained the recipe. The book was published in the late ’60’s or early ’70’s and our copy was lost in a fire in the mid ’80’s (It was not a cooking related fire ; ). I have made several intentional alterations to make it healthier (I don’t fry the onions in butter or roll the meatballs in flour) and I have probably made other alterations due to bad memory.
Kitchen Garden Skillet Recipe
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients:
- 1 lb. hamburger
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (or 1 tablespoon cornstarch)
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Additional Ingredients:
- 3½ cups beef broth (How to make beef broth in a slow cooker (How to make beef broth in a slow cooker)
- 2 pounds potatoes, chopped
- 1 lb. carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
- 1 bunch green onions, trimmed
Directions:
- Place all of the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl and mix them together until thoroughly combined.
- Form meatballs from the meat mixture..
- Brown the meatballs in a large skillet that has a lid.
- Pour beef consume or broth over meatballs; put the lid on the skillet and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Prepare the other vegetables while the meatballs are cooking.
- Push meatballs to one side; add potatoes and carrots ( I sprinkle the veggies with a little extra pepper), and divide the vegetables with
the green onions. - Return the lid to the skillet and simmer for another 25 minutes.
- Add thawed peas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until peas are warm and meatballs are completely cooked.
Printable Recipe for Kitchen Garden Skillet
Kitchen Garden Skillet
Kitchen Garden Skillet Recipe
Servings 6
Calories 416kcal
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients:
- 1 lb. hamburger
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour or 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Additional Ingredients:
- 3½ cups beef broth
- 2 pounds potatoes chopped
- 1 lb. carrots peeled and sliced
- 2 cups frozen peas thawed
- 1 bunch green onions trimmed
Instructions
- Place all of the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl and mix them together until thoroughly combined.
- Form meatballs from the meat mixture..
- Brown the meatballs in a large skillet that has a lid.
- Pour beef consume or broth over meatballs; put the lid on the skillet and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Prepare the other vegetables while the meatballs are cooking.
- Push meatballs to one side; add potatoes and carrots ( I sprinkle the veggies with a little extra pepper), and divide the vegetables with the green onions.
- Return the lid to the skillet and simmer for another 25 minutes.
- Add thawed peas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until peas are warm and meatballs are completely cooked.
Nutrition
Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 647mg | Potassium: 1322mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 13063IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 4mg
I didn’t pull enough green onions from the garden, so I wasn’t able to divide the peas from the meatballs. If you look closely you can see the peas migrating.
Last week when I made this I doubled the meatballs and put the extras in the freezer. That will cut down on the prep time when I make it again this week.
Jeanette Heltborg says
I Googled Kitchen Garden Skillet recipe for the shopping list for my husband Mike. And who’s name pops up, but my beautiful daughters Alea. And her Premeditated Leftovers recipe. FYI, the original name is Kitchen Garden Skillet. And it’s from the early 1960’s. It was a favorite recipe of the whole family, even your Fathers. I always made enough to last a couple of days. I used canned peas and put the whole bunch of green onions on the side of the electric frying pan. I told my Mike that today I was separating the veggies with the green onions. And that I was going to use frozen peas.
Love you Lots,
Mom
Alea says
mub- Thanks for the idea, perhaps I will get a hairnet too and round out the lunch lady look. 😉
TammyLee says
This looks easy enough for me to make! I hate to cook, lol.
I found you thru Melissa, at Frugal Creativity.
mub says
Oh, I need to try this out! I hate rolling meatballs too, so I got some foodsafe latex gloves and wear them when I do it. It doesn't bother me too much anymore =)
Alea says
My family loves this recipe. I should really make it more often, but I just hate forming meatballs with my hands. Eew!
Melissa says
That looks good! My mother-in-law makes a dish that's similar except that she doesn't use carrots or peas: it's just meatballs with potatoes and onions. Yummy!