porcupine meatballs and rice casserole

Name: Porcupine meatballs and rice casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) lean ground beef; 1 pound(s) ground pork; 1/2 cup(s) minute rice; 2 tablespoon(s) dry onion soup mix; 1 tablespoon(s) parsley flakes; 1 tablespoon(s) italian seasoning dry; 1/2 cup(s) milk or water; 1 can(s) 14 oz tomato sauce/ same amt water; 1 can(s) tomato soup/same amt water; 2 tablespoon(s) worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 2 cup(s) minute rice; 1 teaspoon(s) basil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper to taste

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Jennifer McLemore

Schenectady, NY

Updated on Sep 25, 2018

My mom used to make Porcupine Balls when I was a kid. I scoured the internet and only found those done in a frying pan without a rice layer. The rice was my favorite part. I have played around with it ( since my mom is now dead and never wrote it down). I think I have found the easiest way to make this. Serves up great with green beans or a salad. Don't feel shy about adding your own spices to the sauce or meatballs. You can also add a can of chopped tomatoes to the sauce before pouring over casserole. It looks crazy soupy, but will bake up nice and firm in the end! Enjoy!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 6 and freezes nicely

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1/2 cup minute rice
2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 tablespoon italian seasoning dry
1/2 cup milk or water
1 can 14 oz tomato sauce/ same amt water
1 can tomato soup/same amt water
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups minute rice
1 teaspoon basil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper to taste

How To Make porcupine meatballs and rice casserole

Step 1

Mix first seven ingredients and roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. should yield about 24-28 meatballs. Set aside

Step 2

Mix tomato sauce, soup and water in large bowl. Add Worcestershire sauce, spices ( as desired) and brown sugar.
Step 3

Spray a 9 x 13 dish with vegetable spray and pour 2 cups minute rice in bottom. Pour half of sauce over rice. Top with meatballs and pour remaining sauce over top. Seal with foil and bake at 350 for approx 45 mins. Remove foil and allow to bake until rice is cooked and meatballs are brown. Do not worry about too much liquid! It cooks in nicely. In fact if desired you can use two 14 oz cans of tomato sauce in place of the soup and same amount of water. It is a bit more moist. Quite interchangeable. I have also used all tomato soup. My family prefers it with a combination.
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