Porcupine Meatballs
Porcupine Meatballs - Meatballs filled with rice and seasoning served in a tomato sauce.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 1 egg
- 2 tabelspoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 10.75 oz cans tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add beef, rice, egg, milk, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper into a large bowl. Mix the ingredients together with your hands until combined.
- Form the mixture into balls and place in a 9x13 casserole dish coated with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a separate bowl, mix together sauce, water and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into the casserole dish with meatballs.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and take off foil. Bake another 25 minutes.
Notes
- Try not to over mix the beef mixture to avoid tough meatballs.
- These meatballs can be frozen. Before baking, place uncooked meatballs on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer until frozen through. Place the frozen meatballs in a freezer bag and store in freezer. To reheat, thaw and bake according to directions.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 509mg | Potassium: 286mg | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2.1mg