Porcupine Meatballs
These Porcupine Meatballs are a delightful family recipe, offering a unique twist on traditional meatballs with rice.
Equipment
- Large skillet
- baking dish
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 0.5 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.33 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon celery salt
- 0.125 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup low sodium chicken stock or more as needed
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Mix ground beef, rice, water, onion, salt, celery salt, garlic powder, and black pepper thoroughly in a bowl until well combined. Roll mixture into 12 meatballs.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place meatballs into the hot skillet; cook, turning once halfway through cooking, until well browned, about 8 minutes. Drain and discard excess grease.
- Pour tomato sauce, chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar into the skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center and rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in more stock if sauce becomes too dry.
- Enjoy!
Oven Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Shape meatballs as directed above and place them in an 8x8-inch baking dish.
- Mix tomato sauce, stock, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar in a bowl; pour over meatballs.
- Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes.
Notes
You can make these porcupine meatballs in the oven, if you prefer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatballCalories: 364kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 35gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 1280mgPotassium: 947mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 5mg
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