Orange soda meatballs

 Meatball Ingredients
2 pounds of ground meat(beef- chicken- pork or turkey.. your choice)
1 egg
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 cup diced celery
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic
1/4 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp of pepper
1/2 cup of saltines crushed into fine crumbs

Sauce Ingredients
2 cups of diet orange soda
2 cups of ketchup
2 tablespoons of Stir Fry Sauce
1 tablespoon of Soy Sauce
1/4 cup of diced onion
1/4 cup of diced- red or green or yellow sweet peppers

Rice or noodles
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Mix all meatball ingredients in a small bowl.  Brown in a mixture of oil and butter.. turning to brown evenly.
Meanwhile mix ingredients for sauce. Pour over meatballs.  Simmer covered for 15 to 20 minutes, lowering temp if the sauce seems to cook too quickly.   Serve over rice or noodles.