Porcupines

"Funny name, great dinner! Easy and good for a night when you don't really feel like making anything too difficult."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In a large bowl, mix ground beef, rice, salt and pepper, green pepper, onion, and 1/2 cup water.
  • Form 1 1/2" balls and place in ungreased 2 quart shallow baking dish.
  • Mix 1 1/2 cups water and soup in another bowl and pour over meatballs.
  • Cover dish and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake another 15-20 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. I decided to add the green pepper and onion, for flavor. The meatballs completely disintegrated. Although the flavor was ok, it was kind of bland. I turned the meatballs over for the last 7 minutes of cooking, because some of the rice looked raw. It did finally cook ok.
     
  2. These looked odd, but were really very good. I added my usual seasonings to the ground beef (worchester, steak seasoning, garlic salt, pepper) and cooked it uncovered. It cooked faster, but the meat and rice tended to dry out on the top, so I had to flip them every 15 minutes. They were much better than I expected them to be, especially for something so simple and so cheap. Which I mean in the best of all possible ways. :) Thank you for sharing!
     
  3. These were great!!! a nice quick and simple meal for the weeknight. I made them with ground turkey and added seasoning salt and onion and garlic powder I was out of onions. Thanks I will make these again
     
  4. I am so glad I found this recipe. My Grandmother made these for us when we were growing up and we loved them. Thank you for posting your recipe so I can finally make them for my daughter. I can't wait for her to come home. By the way they turned out just like my grandmothers.
     
  5. We made these great porcupines last week and really enjoyed them. My kids especially!! We will definitely be having this a lot!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Turned out very well! Easy to make, I served over rice and liked a lot. Tasted just like my grandma's homemade spaghetti sauce. I subbed ground turkey for the ground beef to make the recipe healthier, and you couldn't tell at all.
     

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I am a married graduate student living in Pearland, TX. I also work full time as an Institutional Research Analyst, so I am very busy! My husband and I are passionate about our church and the Emmaus Community. I have just started getting into cooking, and enjoy taking classes and trying new recipes.
 
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