Porcupine Meatballs

Name: Porcupine Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb ground meat (chicken, Turkey, beef, any meat you have); 1/2 finely chopped onion; 1/2 c cooked rice; 1 egg; 1 tbsp parsley; 1 tbsp worchestershire; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp salt & pepper; 1 cup tomato sauce; 1 can condensed tomato soup; 1 c chicken broth; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

This is the “stuffing” of stuffed peppers made into its own meal, will become a quick family favorite! And there’s no messy frying! Why are they called porcupine balls? It's because the rice cooks and sticks out so they look a bit like porcupines. You can easily double or triple this recipe to feed a crowd.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:34:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories283.7 kcal (14%)

Total Fat11 g (16%)

Carbs23.5 g (9%)

Sugars9.7 g (11%)

Protein24.2 g (48%)

Sodium803.9 mg (40%)

Fiber2.4 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbground meat chicken

Turkey, beef, any meat you have

0.5onion

finely chopped

½ crice

cooked

1egg

1 Tbspparsley

1 Tbspworchestershire

1 tspgarlic powder

¼ tspsalt

¼ tsppepper

1 cuptomato sauce

1can condensed tomato soup

1 cchicken broth

1 Tbspitalian seasoning

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°

Step 2

Lightly spray a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick spray

Step 3

Make the meatballs: mix the first 8 ingredients up to the tomato sauce; the meat, seasoning, egg, rice. just until mixed, don’t over mix. Scoop into balls (you’ll get 20) put into a 9x13 casserole dish.

Step 4

Mix the sauce ingredients together, the tomato sauce, tomato soup, chicken broth and Italian seasoning , and pour over the meatballs.

Step 5

Bake 1 hour uncovered. I serve with mashed potatoes and veggies