Porcupine meatballs. Porcupine meatballs have been a family staple since the Great Depression (and even before that!). They're called porcupine meatballs because the rice pokes out of the meat while they're cooking, resembling the spiky animal. What goes well with this recipe?

They are so-named because once cooked the rice sticks out of the meatball looking a bit like porcupine quills. Porcupine Meatballs are similar to a classic meatball recipe, only with rice added to the meat mixture before cooking. When the rice sticks out, these meatballs resemble a little 'porcupine'. You can have Porcupine meatballs using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Porcupine meatballs

It's 1 lb of ground beef.
It's 1 1/2 cup of uncooked regular rice.
It's 1/2 cup of water.
It's 1/3 cup of onion, chopped.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of celery salt.
It's tsp of 1/8 garlic powder.
It's tsp of 1/8 pepper.
You need 1 can of tomato sauce.
You need 1 cup of water.
Prepare 2 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.

I personally love the texture that the rice gives these meatballs. It makes them so soft, tender and juicy all the way through! Porcupine Meatball Bowl - add mashed potatoes to a bowl, swirl on some sauce, add a few meatballs and a drizzle of more sauce. Serve with garlic bread or cheesy bread Serve on a Charcuterie board - Make smaller meatballs and serve on a charcuterie board with a side of sauce, garlic toast, and cheese bread.

Porcupine meatballs instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Mix meat, rice, 1/2 cup water, onion, salts, garlic powder, and pepper..
Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfulls into balls. Place meatballs in ungreased baking dish 8x8x2 inches..
Stir together remaining ingredients & pour over meatballs. Cover worth aluminum foil & bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake another 15 minutes..

Porcupine Meatballs are hearty and well-seasoned meatballs with rice that simmer in a rich tomato sauce. This is a family recipe passed down from my grandma and I know that your family will love it too! Another great way of making these famous porcupine meatballs is in the slow cooker recipe. DIRECTIONS Combine ground beef, rice, milk, minced onion, salt and pepper in bowl. Porcupine Meatballs originated during the Great Depression, when rice was affordable and readily available, but meat was pricey.