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The ease of this recipe is going to please you, my friends. Not only are they simple to make but are flavorfully fabulous AND the ingredient list is super short. There are only 4 ingredients needed to make this tasty treasure come to life. And one of them is water.
Water, ladies and gentlemen.
I think you just might have some on hand, am I right?
Serve these Porcupine Meatballs with Cheesy Au’ Gratin Potatoes or this delightful Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole. I also have a new potato recipe coming up for you on Wednesday that goes perfectly well with these. Hope you’ll join me. ๐
Now, let me show you just how easy they are to make…
1. Grab 1 pound of ground beef and toss it into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
2. Pour 1 box of Beef Rice A Roni into the bowl. Be sure to only use the rice and pasta that are inside the box. Save the seasoning packet for later on.
Sound good?
3. Add an egg to the bowl and mix everything together with your pretty little hands. Just mix it all in now, no need to be shy. Make sure everything gets well combined.
4. Shape the mixture into 25 golf ball sized meatballs.
5. Heat up a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Carefully place the meatballs in the pan. Allow them to get browned along the top and bottom.
6. Pour 2 1/4 cups of water into a large liquid measuring cup. Add the seasoning packet from the Rice A Roni box to the water and stir it in to combine.
7. Pour the liquid over the top of the browned meatballs. Reduce the heat to heat to medium low and allow the liquid to come to a simmer. Cover the pan and let the meatballs simmer away for 30-40 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice and pasta in the meatballs are cooked through.
Serve and enjoy!
“Pin-able” tutorial below…
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (6.8 ounce) box Beef Rice A Roni
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 C water
Instructions
1. Grab 1 pound of ground beef and toss it into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
2. Pour 1 box of Beef Rice A Roni into the bowl. Be sure to only useย the rice and pasta that are inside the box. Save the seasoning packet for later on.
3. Add an egg to the bowl and mix everything together with your pretty little hands. Just mix it all in now, no need to be shy. Make sure everything gets well combined.
4. Shape the mixture into 25 golf ball sized meatballs.
5. Heat up a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Carefully place the meatballs in the pan. Allow them to get browned along the top and bottom.
6. Pour 2 1/4 cups of water into a large liquid measuring cup. Add the seasoning packet from the Rice A Roni box to the water and stir it in to combine.
7. Pour the liquid over the top of the browned meatballs. Reduce the heat to heat to medium low and allow the liquid to come to a simmer. Cover the pan and let the meatballs simmer away for 30-40 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice and pasta in the meatballs are cooked through.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
***This is a great freezer recipe.ย Assemble the meatballs and cook them according to recipe instructions. Place them in a deep 9x9 pan and cover with foil and freeze. When you are ready to use them thaw completely. Pour 1/2 cup beef broth over the meatballs and bake, covered at 350 for 20 minutes or until heated through.
Recipe from Cindi Schut
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe! I made a few modifications. First, I used Herb and Butter Rice-Roni. Also, I added 32 oz of Daisy sour cream to the gravy, as well as 2 cloves of garlic (pressed) and salt/pepper to taste. Yummy meatballs and amazing gravy! I served over mashed potatoes. My family wiped those plates clean! ๐
I’ve been making these for about 20 years, a favorite of my boys when they were little and now their wives make them.
These Porcupine Meatballs are ‘THE BEST”. Super easy to prepare and always superior. Serve them alone or we like them with egg noodles and mixed vegetables. A MUST DO RECIPE deffinatly a “DO OVER”
This is the third recipe that I’ve tried from your blog and the third Jamie success at our table. I’ve made a LOT of meatballs over the years, but my husband says these are the best he’s had. Also loved the Bourbon Chicken and Coconut Chicken strips. Thanks for getting us out of or mealtime rut!
I made these tonight for dinner and the family loved them! I made a double batch as I have two teenage boys that are eating machines! I WILL be making these again and since I just started working I made sure to let the Hugs and 14 year old how easy these are to make!
My family has been making ours like this from before I was born. Huge favorite! So juicy and flavorful.
Sounds really good
Last year my 53-year-old son asked me to make for his birthday, those beef and rice things you used to make when I was a kid. So I made rice a Roni porcupines for a very happy birthday Guy!