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Minute® Rice Porcupine Meatballs

By: Minute® Rice

"These meatballs made with ground beef, onion, Minute® Rice, egg and meatloaf seasoning look like miniature porcupines once they've been simmered in spaghetti sauce."

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 small onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef*
1 cup Minute® White Rice, uncooked
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (1.25 ounce) packet meatloaf seasoning
1/4 cup water
1 (15.5 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Directions

Melt butter in small skillet over medium high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender.
Place onions, meat, rice, egg and seasoning in large bowl. Add water; mix until well blended. Shape into medium-sized meatballs.
Pour spaghetti sauce into skillet. Bring to boil; add meatballs. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 15 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.

Footnotes

*Or substitute ground turkey
Serving Suggestion
Round out each serving with 1/2 cup hot cooked rice and a serving of sauteed vegetables.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 454 | Total Fat: 24.4g | Cholesterol: 118mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2007 by Baton Rouge Mom

Very tasty! These are a little different than most of the other porcupine ball recipes...

Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2009 by Jayme

This recipe turned out to be very easy and really yummy. My kids ate them up and then asked...

Reviewed on May 12, 2010 by NM_CountryMomof3

Wow! I have never made this before!! My family greatly enjoyed this meal! It was very yummy in...

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2009 by A.S.G.

These were pretty tasty. I used brown rice for an extra bit of nutrition, and couldn't tell a...

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2010 by theboomette

even though the meat balls were a little tough, this was a delicious recipe. i served it over...

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2009 by Janet Shum

These were okay. I thought they were very quick to make. I served them over whole wheat...

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2009 by sassyoldlady

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Made to the recipe these are just ok. A little bland even with the meatloaf seasoning pack. A...

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2009 by rae

I used ground turkey in this recipe and completely cut out the water because it would have...

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2009 by Sarah Jo

This was easy enough to make but even with a little italian seasoning these were bland, bland,...

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by zhanna

This recipe was easy and delicious! My kids and husband loved the meatballs. I substituted...

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