porcupine meat balls

La Crosse, WI
Updated on Apr 7, 2011

This is an old recipe that our family loves. We make the meatballs this way with tomato soup... and also make a beef gravy sauce... either way is very good! The name Porcupine Meatballs comes from the addition of the minute rice. Enjoy!

prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr 35 Min
method Bake
yield Many meatballs

Ingredients

  • MEAT BALLS
  • 3 pounds ground beef
  • 1 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 1/4 cups minute rice
  • 2 large onions (minced fine)
  • SAUCE
  • 1 can family size tomato soup
  • 1/2 can water

How To Make porcupine meat balls

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Step 2
    Mix together well the meatball ingredients. Form into 1 - inch meatballs and put into large baking pan (raw).
  • Step 3
    Mix together the tomato soup and water. Pour over the meatballs in the baking pan.
  • Step 4
    Bake 1-1/2 hours, basting the meatballs with the sauce frequently. ***It is done when meatballs are cooked and the rice is tender.

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Category: Beef
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Ingredient: Beef
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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