Moms Meatball And Rice Dinner Recipes

CLASSIC PORCUPINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine rice and hot water. Let sit for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• While rice soaks, in a large bowl combine the ground beef, onion, garlic, parsley, pepper, salt and cayenne. When rice has soaked 20 minutes add the rice and the water. Mix until everything is evenly distributed.
• Form mixture into 10 meatballs (they will be about ⅓ cup each). Place the meatballs in a 3-qt or 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Set aside while you make the sauce.
• In a separate bowl combine diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir together the water and flour and add to tomatoes. Stir in onion, garlic, green pepper, and Worcestershire. Add the sugar, celery seed and salt.
• Pour the tomato sauce around the meatballs and cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake for 1 hr, then remove the foil and bake until the tops are just browning, 20 to 25 minutes more.
• Garnish with chopped parsley if desired and serve.

MOM'S MEATBALL AND RICE DINNER

Steps:

• 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.

EASY MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix meatballs, asparagus, chicken broth, tomato soup, instant rice, and Italian seasoning in a large bowl. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.