Meatballs with Confetti Rice

Meatballs with Gravy:
n a large skillet, combine 1 cup Creamy Sauce mix and 2 cups cold water. stir in 1/4 cup of Ketchup, a teaspoon of dried minced Onion, and a teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.  Then add 4 ounces of shredded American cheese. Cook and Stir until thickened. Add a batch of freezer meatballs, or 24 1 inch meatballs of your own recipe. Heat through.

Add the meatballs to the center of the Confetti Rice ring. Pour some gravy over the platter and serve the rest  separately.

Confetti Rice:
Make about 2 and 1/2 cups of rice.  I'd start by bringing 2 and 1/2 cups of water to boiling.  Add a cup and a 1/4 rice to it. Once it comes back to a boil, turn it down to a simmer and cook until the water has been absorbed. Cook a bag of mixed veggies ( beans, carrots, peas or what have you) and when the rice is done, mix with the cooked veggies.  Make a ring of rice on a platter. This can be done with a ring shaped mold or large scoops (use a ice cream scoop) of the rice mixture laid out in a ring.

Makes 6 servings.