Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2012

Made recipe exact. It was a total waste of time and money. The meatballs fell apart and the sauce just tasted like watered down tomato sauce. Would of been better just throwing in a can of tomato sauce rather then all the fancy extra stuff. I had 2 meatballs and my boyfriend had 3. We threw the rest away.

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kellyk30

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2011

I thought this was an excellent recipe! I followed the recipe for the most part, I added a little worshshire to the meatball, I didnt have basil so I added italian seasoning. I was hoping that the balls didnt fall apart during cooking and they stayed together great! I thought they had great flavor. I served it over rice. Great recipe

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cakers624

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Villa Park, Illinois, USA

Living In: Aurora, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2011

My husband and his coworkers have had the winter doldrums lately, so because it was Groundhog Day, I decided to send a double batch of porcupines. This recipe caught my eye because it is specifically for slow cooker, which is what is great for work. I confess I only used the sauce from this recipe but am so glad I did! It was a HUGE hit, and the coworkers have informed me that they expect "groundhogs" with this sauce again next year on February 2.

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SKYEYES

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2010

good! meatballs fell apart a bit...sauce was really good. i used fresh peppers and onion, and would do it that way every time.

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JENN

Home Town: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2010

these r very good. my family loved them and we didnt have any problems with hard rice they were perfect.

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Robyn

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2010

The meatballs themselves were somewhat bland and I would spice more next time. THe sauce and cooking method was spot on and overall a win.

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Zillahknits

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

Great recipe. We used fresh asparagus rather than onion and green pepper stirfry. We ate this recipe as meatball sandwiches and had the asparagus on the side. Since the asparagus was cooked in the crock pot with the meatballs it was great together.

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Stewdles

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

Absolutely delicious! Used 1 each of fresh green pepper, red pepper and onion instead of frozen. Was fully cooked and sauce thickened after 6 hours on low. Thanks for a great recipe!

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eatyourveggies1

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

This recipe brought back wonderful chilhood memories. Mom always made these but used mushroom soup as the sauce. She used the oven but I will make them in the crockpot. Thanks for the memories!!!

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Mary Ann

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

Wow,the original recipe back in the 1960's was just the meat mixed with rice and cooked in canned tomato soup. Not much taste but easy and a cheap way to feed my growing family.What an improvement this recipe is . I hadn't made these in years but plan to use this recipe often.

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