Does anyone have a GREAT recipe for Porcupines (meatballs rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce)?

Porcupine Meatballs

1 1/2 pound lean ground beef (sometimes I use one poune of lean ground beef and 1/2 or more pound ground pork)

2/3 cup long-grain rice, uncooked

1/2 cup beef broth or consomme

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 large can (15 ounces) tomato sauce

1 cup water

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

PREPARATION:

Mix ground beef with rice, 1/2 cup of broth, chopped onion, seasoned salt, garlic powder, thyme and pepper. Shape porcupine ground beef mixture by tablespoon into 1 1/2-inch balls.

Place the porcupine meatballs in an ungreased 2-quart shallow baking dish.

Mix the remaining ingredients and pour over the porcupine meatballs. Cover and bake at 350° F. oven for about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake porcupine meatballs 15 to 20 minutes longer.

Porcupine meatballs serve 4 to 6.

Sometimes I make additional rice to serve on the side.

Hope you like these meatballs!

This is from Farm Journal's Best-Ever Recipes cookbook and is really easy and great.

Porcupine Meatballs

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1/2 cup regular rice

2/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon. instant minced onion or 1 medium onion, chopped

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 (10ounce) can condensed tomato soup

3/4 cup water

Combine ground beef, rice, milk, onion, salt and pepper in bowl. Mix lightly, but well. Drop rounded tablespoons of mixture into 13x9x2 inch baking pan.

Combine soup and water in bowl: mix well. Pour over meatballs. Cover baking pan tightly with aluminum foil.

Bake in 350* oven 1 hour or until hot and bubbly.

Makes 6-8 servings.

If you're not a vegetarian how about this: This recipe is for four people, if you have more then double the recipe. Ingredients: Four pieces of chicken breasts 1 and 1/2 can of tomato sauce (any kind, we prefer italian sausage or tomato and basil.) Spaghetti Salt and pepper for taste Your choice of veggies (Remember you can change any ingredient you don't want. For instance if you don't like chicken you can add pork or beef.) Olive oil Shredded cheese How to make: Boil spaghetti. While it is boiling, cook the chicken. Sprinkle on some salt and pepper onto the meat. Place meat on a baking tray which has been oiled and place tray into the oven and bake it the way you normally may bake chicken. Make the sauce by cutting up the preferred veggies and sataying them with the olive oil, then pour the sauce onto the veggies. Cook for a bit till it starts to bubble, then turn off the stove and cover the sauce. When spaghetti is done strain it and leave it on the side. Check the chicken. It may take longer or it may already be done. How to serve: Take a big plate and put all the spaghetti onto it and put the 4 pieces of meat onto it and pour spaghetti sauce over everything. Put a bit of shredded cheese on top. Hopefully if your sauce is warm enough the cheese will melt.

i know you already have a couple recipes, but here is the one we use.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound lean ground beef

1/2 cup uncooked white rice

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon celery salt

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup of water and onion. Blend in salt, celery salt, garlic powder and pepper. Mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs; drain fat.

In an 11x7 inch baking dish, combine the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water. Place the browned meatballs into the tomato sauce, turning to coat well.

Cover and bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Heat 2 cups tomato juice with 1 tablespoon of sugar, add Worcestershire sauce on low heat in a skillet while preparing the meat.

Mix one half cup uncooked rice with 1 pound of ground beef, 1 tablespoon diced onion, 1 clove of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper, teaspoon of salt and one half teaspoon of celery salt. with wet hands form into balls about 1 and a half inches in diameter. Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce, cover tightly, simmer for 45 to 60 minutes.

great recipe porcupines meatballs rolled rice simmered tomato sauce