Oven Porcupines

Name: Oven Porcupines
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice; 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup chopped onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce; 1 cup hot water; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

I've always remembered these from my school days...so I searched until I found the recipe that was just like I remembered. This is it!—Shelly Ryun, Malvern, Iowa

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; shape into 12 balls. Place meatballs in an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over meatballs.
Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounce-weight: 291 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 69mg cholesterol, 1157mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 25g protein.

Originally published as Oven Porcupines in Country Ground Beef

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Dianegerton

May 21, 2013

I added a 1/4 cup of bread crumbs because while mixing the meat I felt that it needed something to hold the meat together.
blwalker1980

Mar 2, 2012

These remind me of my classes in Home Economics and the recipe is nearly the same
michigan_soo

Nov 11, 2009

I needed to cook the rice to make this work, but everyone liked it-
knr

Feb 24, 2009

Hmmmm...,not so good. The sauce is way to runny. No matter how much longer I cooked the meatballs the rice did not soften. It was easy to prepare but also could use quite alot more seasoning.KnRNebraska