Spanish Rice and Meatballs

Submitted by SweetDivaMJ

"A tasty recipe that we enjoy. (I often make large batches of meatballs and freeze them to use in recipes such as this - a real time saver!) This meal cooks in one skillet, minimizing clean-up - who can't appreciate that?!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 2⁄3 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1⁄3 cup Heinz 57 steak sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 green pepper, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
• 1⁄2 cup sliced celery

directions

1. In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove, coarsely crumble and set aside.
2. Drain drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon.
3. In a large bowl, combine beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
4. Form into 20 meatballs, using a rounded tablespoon for each.
5. In same skillet, brown meatballs in reserved drippings; remove.
6. In same skillet, saute onion and celery until tender-crisp; drain excess fat.
7. Add rice, water,tomatoes, 57 sauce, ¼ teaspoon pepper and hot pepper sauce.
8. Cover; simmer 20 minutes.
9. Stir in bacon, meatballs and green pepper. Cover; simmer and additional 10 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed,stirring occasionally.
10. Serves 4.

Reviews

[KGCOOK]

HA! I make this recipe and took pics. I post the picks and then decided to check for the recipe. This is exactly the one and it's great and will be a repeat! The tomatoes I used "Hunts Fire Roasted diced". I added more onion. Thanks for a good one!