Childhood Meatballs   

Name: Childhood Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients: 2 lbs (1 kg) lean ground beef; 1 cup (250 ml) cooked long grain rice; 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion (1 small onion); 1 can 10 oz (284 ml) condensed tomato soup, undiluted; 1 can 19 oz (540 ml) tomato juice; Chopped parsley, to taste; Salt and pepper

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Preparation 20 MIN

Cooking 1 H
Makes 6-8 servings
Freezes

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

2 lbs (1 kg) lean ground beef
1 cup (250 ml) cooked long grain rice
1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion (1 small onion)
1 can 10 oz (284 ml) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 can 19 oz (540 ml) tomato juice
Chopped parsley, to taste  
Salt and pepper

Preparation

With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Prepare a 33 x 23-cm (13 x 9-inch) baking dish.
In a large bowl, with your hands, combine the beef, rice, onion, and 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of tomato soup. Season with salt and pepper.
With your hands, shape into 16 to 18 balls, counting about 45 ml (3 tablespoons) of the meat mixture for each. Place in the baking dish.
In a measuring cup, combine the remaining tomato soup and juice. Pour over the meatballs.
Bake for about 1 hour. Halfway through cooking, drizzle the meatballs with the tomato sauce. Sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Note

This recipe is perfect to use cooked rice leftovers. If you don’t have 250 ml (1 cup) of cooked rice on hand, cook about 125 ml (1/2 cup) of rice in 250 ml (1 cup) of water. Make sure to have 250 ml (1 cup) of cooked rice.

Freezes well.