Rice Meatballs

Submitted by Zipadedoda

"I have been making this for some time. I sometimes use ½ tomato juice and ½ V-8 juice.We like it better that way."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 cup Minute Rice
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 small onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 1⁄2 cups tomato juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar

directions

1. Combine minute rice[right from box] with beef, egg, onion, salt, marjoram,pepper, and 1/2 cup tomato juice.
2. Mix lightly.
3. Shape mixture into 18 balls and place in skillet.
4. Add sugar to remaining 2 cups of juice.
5. Pour juice over meatballs in skillet.
6. Bring mixture to boil, reduce heat, simmer, covered 15 minutes, basting occasionally.

Reviews

[Okra4540]

These have long been a favorite of ours...my recipe very similar, the differences being 1 tsp grated onion instead of 1 onion, and 1/2 tsp salt rather than 2 tsp. I often just pre-cook regular rice and use that instead of the Minute stuff.