When I married my husband this is something that came with the package. . .his love for a dish his mother makes affectionately called "porcupines" (due to the rice poking out of the balls of meat like quills). I adapted it for our GF lifestyle (it originally uses Cambell's tomato soup). My kids cheer whenever we make it.
I am posting this on a group called Allergy-free Wednesdays at glutenfreelyfrugal.com this week (
here). For more recipe ideas, you should check it out!
Porcupines
1-1.5 lbs ground beef
1 small can of tomato paste
1/2 cup uncooked rice
2 TBS onion chopped or dried onion
salt and pepper
Mix ground beef, rice, salt, pepper and onion in a medium bowl. Form into small balls like meatballs and put in a saute pan. Turn on medium. Put tomato paste and 1 can of water into another bowl and stir. Pour over porcupine balls. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put a lid on. Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for 15-20 minutes until they are cooked through. We serve these with mashed potatoes (using olive oil and chicken stock instead of milk and butter), and oven roasted broccoli.
Yum! I think my kids would like this too
ReplyDeleteI hope they do! It's one of my children's all time favorites.
DeleteI agree- this is perfect for kids:)
ReplyDeletewe used to have these a LOT when I was a kid...I'm 57.
ReplyDeleteyou can also make them in the pressure cooker to speed it up
That is fun to hear of someone else who had these as a childhood classic. I have never tried the pressure cooker for these. Thanks for the tip!
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