Porcupine Meatballs. These well-seasoned porcupine meatballs in a rich tomato sauce are one of my mom's best main dishes. Porcupine meatballs are hearty and well seasoned meatballs with rice that simmer in a rich tomato sauce. Porcupine Meatballs are a fun twist on a traditional meatball recipe.

They are so-named because once cooked the rice sticks out of the meatball. My favorite way to serve these porcupine meatballs is with mixed steamed vegetables on the side. I also like to serve these meatballs on top of spiralized zucchini noodles, or with riced cauliflower. You can cook Porcupine Meatballs using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Porcupine Meatballs

1. It's of Meatballs.
2. You need 1/2 C of Long Grain Rice, uncooked.
3. It's 1/2 C of Water.
4. You need 1 of Medium White Onion, chopped.
5. It's 1 tsp of Sea Salt.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of Celery Seed.
7. You need 1/8 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
8. You need 1 pound of Ground Beef.
9. Prepare 2 of Tblsp Cooking Oil.
10. It's of Sauce.
11. It's 15 oz of can Tomato Sauce.
12. It's 1 C of water.
13. You need 2 of Tblsp Light Brown Sugar.
14. It's 2 tsp of Worcestershire Sauce.

Porcupine Meatballs made easy with uncooked rice, ground turkey, eggs and without tomato sauce. Then bake, cook in slow cooker or Instant Pot, or freeze for later. Instant Pot Porcupine Meatballs are a tasty and simple recipe, made with ground beef, rice, and a simple tomato sauce. Pressure cooker Porcupine Meatballs are easy to make, and are a family.

Porcupine Meatballs step by step

1. In a large mixing bowl: ground beef, 1/2 C water, onion, salt celery seed, black pepper, and garlic powder. Combine with hands until blended..
2. Heat oil in large frying pan. I love using my cast iron skillet, or chicken fryer..
3. Form 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place in heated skillet. As balls brown roll them in the skillet to cook evenly. Drain grease in container safe for hot grease..
4. While meatballs are cooking mix sauce in a large mixing bowl: can tomato sauce, 1 cup water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce..
5. Once meatballs have been gently browned and firmed up pour sauce directly over meatballs in the skillet. Heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer gently about one hour. Checking to make sure they heat evenly. Don't cut the time or the rice will be under cooked..
6. Serve meatballs with sauce. I like to have mine with mashed potatoes and a vegetable..

Great meatballs that have rice in them, and are simmered in a tomato-Worcestershire sauce. Definitely a kid pleaser; these were my all time favorites as a kid, and are to my kids now! These super easy meatballs are made with beef and rice then simmered in a delicious tomato sauce. Always a family favorite! * Pork, Ground, Frozen by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe. Porcupine meatballs are typically ordinary meatballs with rice mixed into them for extra texture, flavor, and as a binder to hold them together.