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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Porcupine Beef Meatballs
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by:   
Sharon Smith  
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Porcupine Beef Meatballs Recipe is a fantastic meatball recipe which three variations using tomato sauce or cream of mushroom or celery soup, ground beef, rice and onion to create this very special meatball recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
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Tomato Sauce (search recipes)
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1 pound ground beef
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1/2 cup uncooked rice
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1/4 cup minced onion
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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Porcupine Beef Balls with Mushrooms:
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1 1/4 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of mushroom soup
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1 cup water
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Porcupine Beef Balls with Celery:
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1/2 teaspoon celery salt
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1 1/4 cups (10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of celery soup
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1 cup water
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart casserole having a tight-fitting, cover. Prepare and set aside Tomato Sauce, adding 1/2 cup water. Meanwhile, combine beef, rice, onion and a mixture of salt and pepper and mix lightly.
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Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls and put in casserole. Pour tomato sauce over meat balls.
Cover and bake at 350°F about 1 hour, or until visible rice is tender when pressed lightly between fingers. To serve, garnish with parsley.
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3:
Porcupine Beef Balls with Mushrooms: Follow recipe for Porcupine Beef Balls. Substitute a mixture of 1 1/4 cups
(10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup water for the Tomato Sauce.
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Porcupine Beef Balls with Celery: Follow recipe for Porcupine Beef Balls. Add 1/2 teaspoon celery salt with the seasonings in beef balls. Substitute a mixture of 1 1/2 cups
(10 1/2 - to 11-ounce can) condensed cream of celery soup and 1 cup water for the Tomato Sauce.
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