Porcupines recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
½ cup uncooked white rice
½ cup water
½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon celery salt
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water

Nutrition Info

274.9 calories
carbohydrate: 21.1 g
cholesterol: 54.8 mg
fat: 12.8 g
fiber: 1.7 g
protein: 18.5 g
saturatedFat: 4.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1107.4 mg
sugar: 4.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup of water and onion. Blend in salt, celery salt, garlic powder and pepper. Mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs, drain fat.

  3. In an 11x7 inch baking dish, combine the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water. Place the browned meatballs into the tomato sauce, turning to coat well.

  4. Cover and bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Recipe Yield

5 servings

Recipe Note

These are great to make ahead of time and then freeze. We freeze them with mashed potatoes and corn as part of a homemade TV dinner.

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