{taste this} porcupine meatballs

Nope, I'm not roasting up little prickly rodents ... we're making meat-a-balls!  Called 'porcuipines' probably because as they cook, the rice starts to poke out like little edible quills!  

Hello again folks and welcome to {taste this} at pressed down, shaken together!  Now that the weather is getting cooler and baseball is wrapping up, I have a little more time to cook dinner now!  So, this week, I decided to share a savory recipe that is one of our family's favorite (and simple!) meals - porcupine meatballs!

These rice-filled meatballs simmer in a rich tomato sauce in the oven, so once you whip them up and throw them in the oven, you've got 45 minutes to catch up on reality TV chores and laundry!

See how quick and easy?

Here is the recipe (adapted from my 1978 Betty Crocker Cookbook):

Porcupine Meatballs

Mix together:

1 - 1 1/3 pounds of ground beef (or ground turkey, ground pork, a little of each - you pick!)
1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Roll into 12 meatballs and place in a greased 8x8 square baking pan.

Porcupine Sauce

Whisk together:

One 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Pour over the porcupine meatballs.

Cover and cook in a 350* oven for 45 minutes.  Uncover and cook 15 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through.

We usually serve these with mashed potatoes or rice and green beans.  They would make an awesome meatball sub ... might have to make these again and try that this week!  This is a serious throw back dinner but The Bugs fight over who gets the leftovers ... so you know they've got to be good :)

Hope you were inspired to {taste this}!

With the holidays coming up, there is going to be TONS of tasty stuff and crafty stuff shared here at shaken together (I'm even guest posting a few times that I am SUPER excited about!!)  

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