Mom's Meatball and Rice Dinner

Name: Mom's Meatball and Rice Dinner
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 1 c rice, reglar uncooked; 5 c tomato juice; 1 c water; 2 Tbsp ketchup; 1 Tbsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 6 small onions, peeled and cut in quarters; 2 1/2 lb ground beef, very lean

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By Deanna Rodgers
@paintingdeedee

This is a casserole my mom made when we were growing up. I don't have any idea where she got the recipe, I just know it was the one thing I would always ask her to make for me. I still make it but as empty nesters I cut the recipe in half. The onions give it a unique flavor. It is so easy to make and just a few ingredients are needed. Hope you will try it and enjoy.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

6-8

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

2 Hr

Ingredients

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1 c

rice, reglar uncooked
5 c

tomato juice
1 c

water
2 Tbsp

ketchup
1 Tbsp

salt
1/2 tsp

pepper
6 small

onions, peeled and cut in quarters
2 1/2 lb

ground beef, very lean

How to Make Mom's Meatball and Rice Dinner

Step-by-Step

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease a large deep baking dish.
Combine tomato juice, water, ketchup, salt, and pepper. Stir gently just to combine the ingredients. Pour into the prepared dish.
Make the ground beef into meatballs the size of a walnut. Add the uncooked meatballs, onions and uncooked rice to the tomato juice mixture in the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until rice is tender at 350 degrees. Gently stir once or twice during baking, being careful not to break up the meatballs.
Be careful when stirring not to burn yourself.

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