LAST EDITED ON 02-17-10 AT 04:56 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 02-17-10 AT 04:54 PM (EST)

Buggy, thank you for this recipe. This was like a warm hug on a cold day!

I stole Tummy's idea of using stewed tomatoes and green peppers to mimic a stuffed pepper. I also threw in some 'shrooms. My photo essay:

Ingredients

Everything chopped and prepped

I sauteed the onions and garlic first, until soft and fragrant

Then I added the remaining vegetalia

I stirred in the broth and the stewed tomatoes, and I let this simmer while I made the meatballs and chilled them for a bit in the fridge.

Then I added the balls to the bubbling brew

I covered the pot and then went to work on the bisquits. Not just any bisquits, though. I made Garlic Cheese Bisquits a la Red Lobster. They're very quick and easy -- just a few ingredients required:

Mix 2 cups of Bisquick Baking Mix, 2/3 cup milk, and 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese.

Mix until a soft dough forms, then beat vigorously 30 seconds. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup butter and a couple of scored garlic bulbs (the recipe calls for 1/4 tsp garlic powder, but I'm a garlic snob and only use fresh).

Nuke for about a minute and stir. Remove bisquits from oven when they're done, and immediately brush garlic butter over them. Slather well.

That's it! Voi to the la!

The boy devoured his bowl of Buggy Ball Soup and asked for seconds. DH was drooling on the way out the door while it was cooking and begged me to save him some for after work. I had thirds.

Thank you Buggy!

ETA: Okay, just realized that the lighting was way bad for that final pic, and the Buggy Balls look fuzzy. I assure you, they are not. They are a rich brown colour with little dots of white rice.

Perpetual *headbutt* compliments of Rolly.
Edited to swap out Starshine for Tummy.