Mom's Greek Meatballs

Name: Mom's Greek Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef; 2 cups white rice, cooked; 1/3 cup chopped parsley; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 egg; 1 medium onion, chopped; 3 green onions, chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil; salt & pepper; 1 can tomato sauce; 1 medium onion, chopped; salt & pepper; 3 1/4 cups water

Submitted by diamonds4heather

"These were always a childhood favorite of mine and my brothers. Serve these over rice, with a nice greek salad and some pita bread. The sour cream might sound strange, but it is a must when you eat these meatballs. YUMMMMY!"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4

ingredients

MEATBALLS
1 lb lean ground beef
2 cups white rice, cooked
¹⁄₃ cup chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg
1 medium onion, chopped
3 green onions, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt & pepper
SAUCE
1 can tomato sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
salt & pepper
3 ¹⁄₄ cups water

directions

Cook chopped onion until transparent in a small amount of oil.
Add tomato sauce and water.
salt and pepper to taste.
Continue to simmer over medium low heat.
Bring a large saucepan full of water to boil.
Add small amount of salt.
Combine all meatball ingredients by hand in a large bowl.
Shape into meatballs (the size is up to you).
Drop meatballs into boiling water.
Cook until the meatballs float to the surface (about 5 minutes), then transfer into the tomato sauce and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
Serve over rice with a dollop of sour cream.

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Reviews

These were different. I used an 8 oz can of tomato sauce since it didn't specify but I'm thinking that perhaps it should have been a 15 oz can. The sour cream did add a new dimension to the flavor.

Mysterygirl