Grandma’s Porcupine Meatballs

These old-fashioned porcupine meatballs are made with ground beef and uncooked rice, then simmered in a simple tomato sauce. This easy dinner comes straight from my grandma’s kitchen and is still one of my family’s favorites! A Reader’s ReviewAbsolutely delicious! I followed the recipe exactly. Thank you so much for a wonderful dish. We love it… – Annie Why You’ll Love Grandama’s Recipe A Family Recipe: This old-fashioned recipe came from my grandma and has been passed down through our family. Easy on the Budget: Rice stretches one pound of ground beef into enough meatballs to feed the whole family. Simple One-Pan Dinner: Everything cooks together in one skillet, and the meatballs are ready in about 45 minutes. Porcupine Meatball Ingredient Tips Did you know that porcupine meatballs get their name from the uncooked rice, which expands and sticks out of the meatballs as it cooks? Ground Beef: Lean ground beef works best and keeps the sauce from becoming greasy. Rice: Use uncooked long-grain white rice. Instant rice, cooked rice, and brown rice will not cook the same way in this recipe. Onion: Dice the onion finely so it blends into the meat mixture and the meatballs hold together mo...