Spanish Rice and Meatballs
photo by KGCOOK
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 slice bacon
- 157.80 ml uncooked white rice
- 453.59 g lean ground beef
- 354.88 ml water
- 118.29 ml soft breadcrumbs
- 453.59 g can diced tomatoes
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 78.78 ml Heinz 57 steak sauce
- 2.46 ml salt
- 1.23 ml pepper
- 0.61 ml pepper
- 0.61 ml hot pepper sauce
- 118.29 ml chopped onion
- 1 green pepper, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
- 118.29 ml sliced celery
directions
- In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove, coarsely crumble and set aside.
- Drain drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon.
- In a large bowl, combine beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Form into 20 meatballs, using a rounded tablespoon for each.
- In same skillet, brown meatballs in reserved drippings; remove.
- In same skillet, saute onion and celery until tender-crisp; drain excess fat.
- Add rice, water,tomatoes, 57 sauce, ¼ teaspoon pepper and hot pepper sauce.
- Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
- Stir in bacon, meatballs and green pepper. Cover; simmer and additional 10 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed,stirring occasionally.
- Serves 4.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SweetDivaMJ
Orange Park, Florida
Christian. Mother. Daughter. Runner. Friend. A chef and a baker when so inspired. Healthy and clean eating most days, but not always. We're only human, after all..... ;)