Porcupine Meatballs

UnknownChef86's Note:

When my husband and I first met, his great aunt had made these for us on a visit. These were so wonderful I asked her for the recipe. She is of Swedish descent and a wonderful cook.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 1.0 nine x ...

• 2 lbs lean ground beef , uncooked
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ cup applesauce
• ¾ cup rice , boiled 10 minutes
• chopped celery
• chopped onion
• 1 (10 ½ ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 cup water

Directions:

1. Combine first 5 ingredients together in mixing bowl, mix well.
2. Form meat mixture into walnut size balls.
3. Place meatballs in greased 9 X 13 pan.
4. Cut up celery and onion over the top of the meatballs.
5. Combine soup and water and pour over all.
6. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Reviews

[Meg G]

I made this for a visit from my brother and his grown son and they really enjoyed them. I made one adaption. I used my food processor and chopped the celery and onions into the meat mixture. Then I added the rice by hand. It was very easy preparation. It is kind of like cabbage rolls without the cabbage. I served with perogies and vegetables. I really enjoyed the leftovers, too. I will definitely make again.

[Theresa P]

These were very good ! I added my finley diced celery, and onion to the meat mix and used 1 cup brown Minute Rice instead of the par boiled white rice. This is a great "warm up the house" winter recipe !! Served with Scalloped Potatoes. A perfect pairing !!

[Einahpets]

My husband and children LOVED this and so did I. I am my own worst critic and don't usually LOVE what I make but these were outstanding!! Thank you for the recipe I will be making this often. Very simple to make. I also finely chopped the celery and onion in my food processor then added it to the beef with the other ingredients and added about 1 tsp of Worcestershire Sauce to the tomato soup just because. YUMMY