Porcupine Beef Meatballs Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Sharon Smith   Porcupine Beef Meatballs Recipe is a fantastic meatball recipe which three variations using tomato sauce or cream of mushroom or celery soup, ground beef, rice and onion to create this very special meatball recipe. Food Category:    Ground Meat Cuisine Origin:    Midwestern    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:452 calories17.9 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   30 Minutes Cook Time:   1 Hour Total Time:   1 Hour 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• Quick Tomato Sauce (search recipes)
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• Porcupine Beef Balls with Mushrooms:
• 1 1/4 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup water
• Porcupine Beef Balls with Celery:
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 1/4 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

• Lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart casserole having a tight-fitting, cover. Prepare and set aside Quick Tomato Sauce, adding 1/2 cup water. Meanwhile, combine beef, rice, onion and a mixture of salt and pepper and mix lightly.
• Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls and put in casserole. Pour tomato sauce over meat balls. Cover and bake at 350°F about 1 hour, or until visible rice is tender when pressed lightly between fingers. To serve, garnish with parsley.
• Porcupine Beef Balls with Mushrooms: Follow recipe for Porcupine Beef Balls. Substitute a mixture of 1 1/4 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup water for the Quick Tomato Sauce.
• Porcupine Beef Balls with Celery: Follow recipe for Porcupine Beef Balls. Add 1/2 teaspoon celery salt with the seasonings in beef balls. Substitute a mixture of 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of celery soup and 1 cup water for the Quick Tomato Sauce.

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