Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Porcupine Meatballs

Porcupine Meatballs. They are so-named because once cooked the rice sticks out of the meatball. Then bake, cook in slow cooker or Instant Pot, or freeze for later. Definitely a kid pleaser; these were my all time favorites as a kid, and are to my kids now!

Place in a large saucepan or slow cooker. Add tomato sauce and remaining half of green pepper. I promise you will get rave reviews when you serve these. You can cook Porcupine Meatballs using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Porcupine Meatballs

1. It's of Meatballs.
2. It's 1/2 C of Long Grain Rice, uncooked.
3. You need 1/2 C of Water.
4. It's 1 of Medium White Onion, chopped.
5. You need 1 tsp of Sea Salt.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of Celery Seed.
7. It's 1/8 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
8. It's 1 pound of Ground Beef.
9. You need 2 of Tblsp Cooking Oil.
10. Prepare of Sauce.
11. You need 15 oz of can Tomato Sauce.
12. Prepare 1 C of water.
13. Prepare 2 of Tblsp Light Brown Sugar.
14. You need 2 tsp of Worcestershire Sauce.

Ground beef, black pepper, rice, soup, cream of tomato, onions, water, salt, milk. Mix well the ground beef, rice, onion, salt and pepper. Wet hands and form mini-loaves (about the size that fits in both cupped hands).

Porcupine Meatballs instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl: ground beef, 1/2 C water, onion, salt celery seed, black pepper, and garlic powder. Combine with hands until blended..
2. Heat oil in large frying pan. I love using my cast iron skillet, or chicken fryer..
3. Form 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place in heated skillet. As balls brown roll them in the skillet to cook evenly. Drain grease in container safe for hot grease..
4. While meatballs are cooking mix sauce in a large mixing bowl: can tomato sauce, 1 cup water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce..
5. Once meatballs have been gently browned and firmed up pour sauce directly over meatballs in the skillet. Heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer gently about one hour. Checking to make sure they heat evenly. Don't cut the time or the rice will be under cooked..
6. Serve meatballs with sauce. I like to have mine with mashed potatoes and a vegetable..